Union Redoubt # 3

Union Redoubt # 3 (HMS5)

Location: Stafford, VA 22554 Stafford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 22.605', W 77° 20.111'

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Established on this spot in February of 1863, by New York troops of the 12th Corps, 2nd Division, Army of the Potomac, Redoubt #3 was manned by up to 100 soldiers and supported by 4 rifled artillery pieces. It guarded the approaches to the Union Supply Depot at nearby Aquia Landing and the 12th Corps camps on the hills to the East during the winter of 1862-1863. Redoubt #3 was a square enclosure approximately 70' long and 12' high.
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HM NumberHMS5
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Year Placed2005
Placed BySYG Associates Inc
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Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 1:51am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 296017 N 4250199
Decimal Degrees38.37675000, -77.33518333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 22.605', W 77° 20.111'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 22' 36.30" N, 77° 20' 6.66" W
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Area Code(s)540, 703, 202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 49-57 Sentinel Ridge Ln, Stafford VA 22554, US
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