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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGH8_deep-bottom-park_Henrico-VA.html
Fourmile Creek flows into the slender oxbow of the James River here. Oxbows, successive curvatures in the river's course, forced Smith and his men to row long distances on their exploratory trip upstream. Navigating the sharp turns was very diffic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGFM_belmont_Henrico-VA.html
Edward J. Warren, a farmer, was the first owner of the house on 100 acres in 1858. Warren, a private in the 34th Virginia Infantry, was captured by Union troops and held prisoner at Fort Monroe. The property is first referred to as Belmont in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGFG_gabriels-rebellion_Henrico-VA.html
Adjacent to this park, in a location known as Young's Spring (1), Gabriel, a slave of Thomas Prosser, was appointed leader of the rebellion in the summer of 1800. He lived on Brookfield Plantation (2) in Henrico County. His objectives were to over…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC52_39th-illinois-veteran-volunteers_Henrico-VA.html
On 16 Aug. 1864, Federal infantry stormed Confederate earthworks nearby, in the Second Battle of Deep Bottom. The 39th Illinois helped lead the assault. Pvt. Henry M. Hardenbergh, of Bremen Township, the color bearer, served in Co. G, called the "…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC51_sad-reunion_Henrico-VA.html
On 16 August 1864 Confederate Brig. Gen. John R. Chambliss, Jr., was killed near here attempting to evade capture during the Second Battle of Deep Bottom. As troops of the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry removed his epaulets, sash, and saber, Union Brig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC1R_huguenot-settlement_Henrico-VA.html
In 1700-1701, Huguenots (French Protestant refugees) settled in this region on land provided to them by the Virginia colony. The Huguenot settlement, known as "Manakin Town" centered at the former site of a Monacan Indian town, located south of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC1F_dahlgrens-cavalry-raid_Henrico-VA.html
In February 1864 a young Union officer, Col. Ulric Dahlgren, joined with Brig. Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick to raid Richmond and free Federal prisoners of war. They planned for Kilpatrick's men to attack the city's northern defenses while Dahlgren wo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAMT_darbytown-road-pioneer-baptist-church_Henrico-VA.html
The Battle of Darbytown Road, 7 Oct. 1864, was the last large Confederate offensive north of the James River. Gen. Robert E. Lee personally supervised the operation. Attacking from the west astride the Darbytown Road, Lee's infantry shattered the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAMS_powhatan_Henrico-VA.html
In this vicinity is believed to be the birthplace of Wahunsunacock, better known as Powhatan. A village stood nearby that also bore the name Powhatan. By the time the English arrived in 1607, Powhatan was acknowledged as the paramount chief of abo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAMQ_surrender-of-richmond_Henrico-VA.html
At daybreak on 3 April 1865, Federal troops formed to march into Richmond. A cavalry detachment under Majors Atherton H. Stevens, Jr. and Eugene E. Graves moved up the Osborne Turnpike to its junction with New Market Road. Here they met Richmond m…