Union Raid On Coalfield Station

Union Raid On Coalfield Station (HMCIL)

Location: Midlothian, VA 23113 Chesterfield County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 30.152', W 77° 38.847'

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On the first day of Union Brig. Gen. August V. Kautz's second raid (12-17 May 1864) on Confederate railroads around Richmond, 3,000 cavalrymen rode northwest from Bermuda Hundred and passed Chesterfield Court House at 1:00 P.M. Arriving about midnight at Midlothian's Coalfield Station on the Richmond and Danville Railroad, a quarter-mile north, they cut telegraph lines and burned the depot, woodsheds, and railroad cars. They destroyed the tracks using tools from nearby coal mines. Maj. Samuel P. Wetherill, 11th Pa. Cav., intervened to rescind the orders to set the coal mines afire.
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HM NumberHMCIL
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Marker NumberO 47
Year Placed1995
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 1:13am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 265977 N 4153915
Decimal Degrees37.50253333, -77.64745000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 30.152', W 77° 38.847'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 30' 9.12" N, 77° 38' 50.82" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 13405-13499 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian VA 23113, US
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