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Early in June 1781, Maj. Gen. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben saved some military stores at Point of Fork from British troops and then retreated south to Staunton River before being called to join Lafayette's forces. On 16 June Steuben crossed to the north bank of the James River at Carter's Ferry, and joined Lafayette in Hanover County three days later. Lafayette and the colonial forces continued to follow the British as they moved east, but Steuben soon took leave of the army because of illness.
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| HM Number | HMC1L |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | ON 5 |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 10:15am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 756942 N 4173016 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.66838333, -78.08685000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 40.103', W 78° 5.211' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 40' 6.18" N, 78° 5' 12.66" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 804 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 5281 Cartersville Rd, Cartersville VA 23027, US |
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