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Leaving from a point along the Confederate right flank on Boydon Plank Road on 14 Sept. 1864, Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton took about 3,000 Confederate cavalrymen and rode more than 100 miles around the rear of the Union army. Reaching Coggins' Point on…
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The site of an Appomattox Indian village burned in 1676 in Bacon's Rebellion, the present town of Ettrick stands on land that belonged to "Ettrick Banks" and "Matoax," the boyhood plantation of John Randolph of Roanoke. In 1810 Campbell's Bridge c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9HR_massachusetts_Petersburg-VA.html
(Front):In memory of the soldiers and sailors from Massachusettswho lost their lives in the armies of the Potomac and Jamesin various battles in Virginia1861 - 1865This monument erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts(Back):1st Mass. Infty.?-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9H5_campbells-bridge_Petersburg-VA.html
When General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia began its retreat from Petersburg and Richmond on the evening of April 2, 1865, part of the army crossed the Appomattox River at Campbell's Bridge here. Other columns crossed the river on thre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9GG_east-hill_Petersburg-VA.html
On the hilltop to the south is the site of East Hill, also known as Bollingbrook. There the British General Phillips, Benedict Arnold and Lord Cornwallis stayed in April and May, 1781. The house was bombarded by Lafayette, May 10, 1781. There Phil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9G6_battle-of-petersburg_Petersburg-VA.html
On 24 Apr. 1781, Maj. Gen. William Phillips's force of 2,500 British regulars landed at City Point, 12 miles to the east on the James River, as part of a major campaign to disrupt the American force's main line of communication through Virginia. T…
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On 25 Apr. 1781, Maj. Gen. Friedrich von Steuben's 1,000 Virginia militiamen, driven from the eastern edge of Blandford, established a strong defensive line along the western summit (now Madison Street) above Lieutenant Run valley. Maj. Gen. Willi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7Q8_history-of-the-banks-house_Petersburg-VA.html
This upper middle-class dwelling is one of the earliest surviving structures in Dinwiddie County. Unfortunately, the name of original builder has been lost to time. The architectural evidence suggests that the house evolved in four phases between …
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The building before you is a rare example of an original slave quarter. Milled lumber and the exclusive use of cut nails suggests that it was built around 1840 to provide two slave families with a workroom and an overhead loft for storage or sleep…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7PP_the-civil-war-years_Petersburg-VA.html
"Christmas has come and gone. I spent it at Mrs. Banks' where I had quite a sumptuous repast, finishing up with eggnog, cake, etc. I ate so much sponge cake that whenever you would touch me, it would be just like squeezing an India rubber ball." -…