The Confederate Center
— Battle of Lynchburg —
Following the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg in July 1863, Lynchburg's citizens became concerned about the lack of defenses around the city. Gen. Francis Nicholls, post commander, prepared a series of earthen redoubts and trenches at strategic points to take advantage of Lynchburg's topography. He designed the earthen redoubt here to protect an artillery battery covering the Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (Fort Ave.).HM Number | HMRT0 |
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Series | This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | Virginia Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 7:15pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 661710 N 4139640 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.38943333, -79.17326667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 23.366', W 79° 10.396' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 23' 21.96" N, 79° 10' 23.76" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 434 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 3786-3812 US-460 BUS, Lynchburg VA 24501, US |
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