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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAFX_second-battle-of-drewrys-bluff_Richmond-VA.html
The Second Battle of Drewry's Bluff, or the Proctor's Creek engagement, began on 14 May 1864 when part of Union Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's Army of the James feigned an attack toward Richmond from Bermuda Hundred. After two days of skirmishing,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAFW_drewrys-bluff_Richmond-VA.html
This bluff on the James River, a mile east, was fortified by Captain A. H. Drewry in 1862. A Union fleet, attempting to pass it, was driven back, May 15, 1862; and thereafter it served as a bar to attacks on Richmond by water. On June 16, 1864, Lo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAFV_drewrys-bluff_Richmond-VA.html
A mile east is Drewry's Bluff, James River fortification of Richmond, 1862-1865. Earthworks remain.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAFQ_falling-creek-ironworks_Richmond-VA.html
Nearby on Falling Creek is the first ironworks in English North America. It was established by the Virginia Company to supply iron for the colony and for export to England. Construction began in 1619. The works, including a blast furnace, were com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAFP_warwick_Richmond-VA.html
Located eight miles downstream from Richmond, Warwick was an important 18th-century James River port and manufacturing center. During the Revolutionary War, Warwick's craftsmen turned out clothing and shoes, and its mills ground flour and meal for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAFN_outer-defenses_Richmond-VA.html
By 1864, a complex series of fortifications north of Richmond and the James River protected the capital of the Confederacy. The outer line of western defenses crossed the road (then called the Deep Run Turnpike) here. The intermediate defensive li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAFJ_richmond-defences_Richmond-VA.html
Here stood part of the outer line of the Confederate defences of Richmond, built in 1862-64. On the right the line crossed Brook Road and ran North and South along the ridge where Emmanuel church stands. On the left it extended four miles Westward…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAFI_richmond-defences_Richmond-VA.html
Here the outer line of the Confederate defences of Richmond crossed Brook Road. This line, here distant five miles from the capitol, was built in 1862-64 and extended in a half-circle from the James River near the present University of Richmond to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAE0_the-fort-under-attack_Richmond-VA.html
The Confederate fortifications at Brook Hill were occupied forceably three times by Union cavalry during the Civil War. The initial raid during the night of May 4, 1863 by General Stoneman's troops was of relatively little consequence. On March 1,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMADZ_confederate-fortifications_Richmond-VA.html
These northernmost fortifications along Brook Road operated as an early warning system for Confederate troops defending Richmond. Earthworks designed for artillery, located on each side of the road, blocked sudden enemy advances against the capita…