Lee's Retreat
— April 4-5, 1865 —
General Lee ordered all columns of his army from the Richmond and Petersburg trenches to rendezvous at this village on the Richmond & Danville Railroad. Here he hoped to obtain rations before continuing the march to North Carolina to join General Joseph Johnston's army.HM Number | HMCE1 |
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Placed By | Virginia's Retreat |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 5:23am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 235898 N 4137032 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.34245000, -77.98130000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 20.547', W 77° 58.878' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 20' 32.82" N, 77° 58' 52.68" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 804 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 8830 Virginia St, Amelia Court House VA 23002, US |
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