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Blackwater Line--Franklin
Carrsville Hwy, Franklin,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 40' 52.842",
-76° 55' 3.9432"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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A major Blackwater River crossing was located here at Franklin during the Civil War. Confederate forces guarded the crossing from 1862 to the end of the war as part of the Blackwater defensive line. Several skirmishes were fought around the pontoon bridge here in 1862 and 1863. During the morning of 11 April 1863, Confederate Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood's division crossed the river on the bridge on its way to aid Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's siege of Suffolk. Hood's division recrossed here on 4 May 1863 after the end of the siege.
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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