Richmond National Battlefield Park
Many of the men, like Major Parker and Lieutenant J. Thompson Brown, returned to their homes in Richmond after the war. Brown became a successful local businessman, and in 188 purchased the ground here in order to preserve the area where the battery spent so much of its service. Sometime before 1906, the surviving members of Parker's Battery erected the small granite monument here to commemorate their fallen comrades, and to emphasize the battery's participation in the defense of their homes and capital.HM Number | HM1946 |
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Placed By | Richmond National Battlefield Park |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 3:56pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 287888 N 4136212 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.34840000, -77.39470000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 20.904', W 77° 23.682' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 20' 54.24" N, 77° 23' 40.92" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 804 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 13131 Parkers Battery Rd, Chester VA 23836, US |
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