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Drewry's Bluff (2)
Jefferson Davis Hwy, Richmond,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 25' 37.213284",
-77° 26' 20.20866"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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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, Longstreet's Corps of Lee's army crossed the river there going to the defense of Petersburg.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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