1862 Peninsula Campaign
The twelve miles of Confederate defenses followed the course of the Warwick River one mile from Yorktown to Mulberry Island. Dam No. 1, the mid-point, was protected by this one-gun battery mounting a 12-pound howitzer. In addition, a 6-pound smoothbore and a 24-pound howitzer were situated in the redoubts behind this point. On April 16, 1862, Brigadier General William Smith, a division commander in the IV Corps, directed an attack against Dam No. 1 to break through the Confederate lines.HM Number | HM77I |
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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, September 11th, 2014 at 10:52am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 363504 N 4116500 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.18498333, -76.53775000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 11.099', W 76° 32.265' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 11' 5.94" N, 76° 32' 15.90" W |
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Area Code(s) | 757, 301 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 10001 Twin Forts Loop, Newport News VA 23608, US |
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