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North Anna River Campaign--21-26 May 1864
Washington Hw,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 52' 47.354844",
-77° 27' 53.915364"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Approaching Richmond from the north after the Wilderness Campaign, Lt. General U. S. Grant sought to cross the North Anna River and capture the critical rail center at Hanover Junction (Doswell). General R. E. Lee ordered the construction of a complex web of earthworks here to defend the river crossing and junction. The Union army probed the defenses and captured some of them but soon abandoned the effort and moved east toward Cold Harbor.
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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