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F R E DE R IC K S BUR G ★ Gordonsville – Longstreet’s camp. Home to Exchange A N N O C K A H P P R A ★ 1864 CAMPAIGN SITES★ Chatham (National Park Headquarters) Union supply wagons crossed the Rapidan River as Federal troops fought in The Wilderness. Hotel Civil War Museum. ★ Montpelier – Site of Confederate winter camps, 1863–1864. ★ Orange – Confederates moved from this area to meet Grant in The Wilderness. ★ Town of Culpeper – Union camps dotted area prior to 1864 Overland Campaign. ★ Germanna Ford – Union soldiers crossed here May 4, 1864, BURNSIDE starting the Overland Campaign. (Remington, 11 miles) T AYE LA F ★ Harris Farm – Site of last engagement of Spotsylvania (Union) 15 29 fighting, May 19, 1864.. Federal high command planning campaign. 3 (Union) S T A F F O R D dri 15 522 Germanna Ford EWELL (Confederate) ra (O 15 HILL-EWELL DR. 20 Parker’s Store Other Civil War Trails Site Other Civil War Site C re e k c National, State or County Park Information or Welcome Center 608 Restrooms E R 607 Montpelier (Winter Camps) to protect by defending the North Anna line. ★ Mangohick Church – Elements of the Union army 218 F RE D ERICK SBUR G 3 1 17 Salem Church Todd’s Tavern Verdiersville OR ANG E HILL marched past here after the North Anna battle. 608 One of a series of photographs by Timothy O’Sullivan of a Union High command meeting at Massaponax Church. U.S. Grant is leaning over a church pew conferring with his commanders. Slaughter Pen Farm 608 651 ★ Nelson’s Crossing – Union army II and VI Corps crossed SPOTSYLVANIA the Pamunkey River here. ★ Haw’s Shop/Enon Church – Fierce cavalry battle fought 15 231 here May 28, 1864. AR TH CA 608 Zion Methodist Church Plantations on Guinea Station Road 612 LONGSTREET 33 Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, May 11, 1864. ★ Meadow Bridge – Union cavalry were nearly trapped after R I V 651 Guinea Station/ Stonewall Jackson Shrine 607 E 626 620 632 669 15 ★ Trevilian Station – Cavalry fought here June 11-12, 1864, as Grant began infantry move.(Multiple Trails sites.) ★ Long Bridge – Union troops crossed Chickahominy River 638 33 301 613 ★ Wilcox’s Landing – Site of main Union army James River 605 Bethel Church Trevilian Station (Multiple Sites) here after disengaging at Cold Harbor. BOW L ING GR E EN 207 669 (No modern bridge.) 1 722 L OUIS A ★ North Bend – Union cavalry headquarters, June 1864. • Flowerdew Hundred – Parts of Union army crossed to L O U I S A (Waynesboro, 38 miles) Court House Complex and Old Star Hotel 95 22 crossing, this one via boat. Now a Charles City County park. 676 RT 208 C A R O L I N E 207 M H 33 camp located here. A A To Charlottesville (see inset below) 250 A P T T N NA R IVER ★ Port Walthall Junction – Two actions here in May 1864 Confederate soldiers beg Lee to return to the rear as fighting grows intense in The Wilderness. 522 disrupt Confederate supply lines, May 9, 1864. 20 ★ Ellerslie – Plantation was a key Confederate site during (Vir 656 gin ia Ce ntral RR) Rio Hill 250 684 on Petersburg defenses, June 15, 1864. ★ Cavalry Assault – Site of Union cavalry assault against 64 Petersburg, June 9, 1864. 2 652 250 C HAR LOT T E S V ILL E Ox Ford Battlefield ★ RELATED CIVIL WAR SITES★ Hanover Junction 602 64 • Kelly’s Ford – Confederate Maj. John Pelham killed during 30 H A N O V E R 64 cavalry battle here March 17, 1863. • Brandy Station Battlefield – Largest cavalry battle 651 29 • Graffiti House – Union and Confederate soldiers covered 638 plaster walls with still-visible graffiti, 1863–1864. Mangohick Church 522 • Cedar Mountain Battlefield – Stonewall Jackson led 54 Confederates in battle here August 9, 1862. A L B E M A R L E • James City Battlefield – Day-long cavalry battle here Oct. 10, 1863. 20 33 615 54 605 mac • Aquia Landing – Important Union supply base for Hanover Tavern RR) cornered but escaped during this Sept. 22, 1863 battle. 604 A SH LAN D • Rochelle (Jack’s Shop) – J.E.B. Stuart was almost campaigns in 1862-1864. here daily on a “cornstalk and beanpole” bridge. g & Poto • Potomac Creek Bridge – Union supply trains crossed Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Chandler rallying the 57th Massachusetts Infantry at Ox Ford, May 24, 1864. • White Oak Church/Museum – Site of Union camp in winter of 1862. Museum with related artifacts. 6 • Slaughter Pen Farm – Civil War Trust walking trail, site E S J A M 250 295 R I V E R 64 20 (Richmo trail with markers to tell the story of the first day’s actions. nd & anville D the Chancellorsville Campaign. Beaver Dam Creek 1 301 360 J 1 301 A M 32ND ST. 22ND ST. S E 10 C H E S T E R F I E L D 95 360 • Confederate Memorial Chapel – One of two surviving (now in city park) built to defend city. HIN WAS 1 460 GT T. ON S T. HE S WYT Wallace House • Blandford Church – Situated just behind the Confederate lines and used as a temporary field hospital after the Battle of the Crater. Confederate cemetery adjacent. • Fort Davis – Built as result of Union capture of Jerusalem Blandford Church CR AT E First Battle of Petersburg AM RD. G RAH 460 Tavern battle. ) RR DR . Fort Mahone S. BOU LEVARD Fort Davis Park R D. eld NK FLA Battlefi al n o ati To N 36 Fort Hayes 630 Petersburg National Battlefield 634 156 Flowerdew Hundred (N 10 156 95 No modern crossing. Site of 1864 pontoon bridge, and ferry crossing. Modern roads connecting historic route. Beefsteak Raid 609 10 Prince George Court House P R I N C E PETERSB URG 623 5 North Bend 639 106 85 301 Sherwood Forest Wilcox’s Landing Evelynton Harrison’s Landing J A M E S R I V E R 106 156 295 35 Baylor’s Farm Hopewell Visitor Center Baylor’s Farm Hopewell Visitor Center or G E O R G E 460 fo 156 85 Petersburg Defenses 36 Piney Grove 10 156 156 460 295 95 156 H O PEWE L L Fort Clifton Po i n South Side Station de N ILL . RD the president’s visits, April 3 and 7, 1865. W O ST IN U CH H RC ON GT • Fort Hays – Constructed Aug.– Sept. 1864 after Globe • Lincoln in Petersburg – Three markers tell the story of D. 618 36 Violet Bank C I T Y 615 City Point Unit/PNB 36 301 Plank Road and is one of the largest forts surrounding Petersburg. • South Side Station – Oldest remaining railroad station in Virginia. Union artillery bombarded the building during siege. Lee’s Retreat tour begins here. RR Fort 614 Shirley Point of Rocks th S DWAY WEST BROA 15TH AVE. • Petersburg Batteries – Three Confederate batteries Petersburg Visitor Center T. Union XS TO AT M Y PO A P W A AD RO i TB S AS o u RA E( ND OL PH RD LIN AR protecting Petersburg-Richmond front. supplies and evacuation, 1864–1865. WESTON Campbell’s Bridge Depot Field Hospital Petersburg National Battlefield A P P O M A T T O X RLANE IVER Centre Hill E “curl” and avoid Confederate river defenses. • Point of Rocks – Union field hospital site, 1864–1865. • Parker’s Battery – Part of Confederate Howlett Line • Dunlop Station – Vital rail junction for Confederate ST. LAN to attack Richmond defenses in 1864. • Dutch Gap – Union canal dug to cut off a James River during siege. NK BA 36 LOR’S BAY • Deep Bottom – James River crossing used by Union forces • Violet Bank – Lee’s headquarters June–October 1864 10 1 301 R I V E R Charles City Court House 10 95 60 C H A R L E S Bermuda Hundred Landing Fort Wead Ellerslie Dunlop Station (Weldon RR) back Federal gunboats, May 15, 1862. • Fort Stevens – Scene of fighting May 14–16, 1864, during Bermuda Hundred campaign. during siege lasting 91⁄2 months. ST. Seven Days’ Battles, July 1, 1862. • Drewry’s Bluff – Confederate guns above the James turned • Petersburg National Battlefield – Site of opposing lines . RIVER ST South Side Station E MOR • Malvern Hill – Union defense here held in last of the 36 SYCA the war. • Beef Steak Raid – Confederate cavalry captured 2,486 steers meant to feed Union troops, September 1864. City Point Unit/PNB Weston Plantation – Weston Manor . • Piney Grove – Farmstead depicting domestic life during 95 1 301 protected perimeter of City Point supply base. AV E. defense line, October 9, 1864. HOP E W E L L N. 6TH AVE. • Seven Pines – Scene of heavy fighting, May 31, 1862. • Darbytown Road – Confederate offensive to reclaim • Union Fort – Union fortification in Hopewell city park P E TE RS BUR G 21ST AVE. • Savage’s Station – Union rear guard fought here while Gen. George McClellan withdrew his army to the James River, June 29, 1862. for interpretation of Civil War civilian life. BL VD • Libby Prison (site) – Waterfront warehouse became a prison for Union officers. Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park Howlett Line Park K E N T 5 156 Battery Dantzler Parker’s Battery • Weston Manor – Antebellum structure provides setting AW N Site of busy deepwater port and ironclad ship-building facility on the James River. THE FINAL CAMPAIGNS AW N • Confederate Navy Yard and Rocketts Landing – patients treated in largest City Point hospital. KL Union enlisted men. Now a city park. • Depot Field Hospital (site) – Up to 10,000 Union 155 Dutch Gap at Citie of Henricus Park Chester Station Battle of Swift Creek headquarters during 1864-1865 siege of Petersburg. W OO DL • Belle Isle – Site of notorious Civil War prison camp holding • City Point Unit – Union supply depot and U.S. Grant’s 609 295 Port Walthall Junction 60 Belle Isle OA Explore Richmond’s battlefields with exhibits, film, and ranger assistance. Gen. Benjamin Butler landed here May 5, 1864. HAL IFAX RD. • Richmond National Battlefield Park Visitor Center – • Bermuda Hundred Landing – Union troops under DEFENSE RD. buildings of R.E. Lee Camp No. 1, Confederate Soldiers’ Home, a refuge for indigent veterans. A H O M I N Y 106 Malvern Hill 5 K Halfway House ) of the Confederacy” murals and world’s largest collection of Confederate-made weapons. Chesterfield Courthouse Deep Bottom (Landing) Drewry’s Bluff Fort Stevens R Hollywood Cemetery Confederate Navy Yard and Rocketts Landing R IC H E N R I C O R R E. OD AV ELLWO I V E 156 ) 195 Tredegar Iron Works Richmond National Battlefield Park 895 106 N E W RR 288 64 665 640 Darbytown Road t 12TH ST. 9TH ST. 7TH ST. 5TH ST. 2ND ST. 25TH ST. 360 60 Long Bridge ity VE. ST. MAIN ST. CARY 5 Libby Prison (site) 156 Seven Pines (Sandston Library) H Confederate Memorial Chapel Chimborazo T. A GROVE MAIN ST. S RE DE Virginia Historical Society I LV BE • Virginia Historical Society – Houses the “Four Seasons Capitol FRANKLIN ST. (Fort Monroe, 60 miles) C RD • Gaines’ Mill – National Park commemorating fighting federate artifacts housed in a modern museum. Confederate White House is restored and open for tours. GRACE ST. PARK AVE. AVE. GTON T AVE. KENSIN STUAR 1 301 BROAD ST. 60 249 Savage’s Station RD. RD . 10 Museum of the Confederacy and the Confederate Executive Mansion MARSHALL ST. 250 MONUMENT AVE. 161 (Richmond & Petersburg A BOULEV CLAY ST. 33 250 • Museum of the Confederacy – Largest collection of Con- . Richmond Visitor Center start of Seven Days’ Battles, June 26, 1862. as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. 95 EA VE LEIGH ST. • Beaver Dam Creek – National Park commemorating • Dabbs House Museum – Lee’s first headquarters (June 1862) LA YN 3RD ST. 64 • Hanover Tavern – J.E.B. Stuart passed through here on BE R Richmond International Airport (C LOMBARDY ST. through here in early March 1865. 150 33 rk Yo & ond Tunstall m Station ch N • Scottsville – Union soldiers burned buildings as they moved 1 301 CH AM 60 RI CH M O N D 60 Dispatch i Station (R 613 156 ver RR) 640 76 360 R Ri OW Confederate winter camp here February 29, 1864. here June 27, 1862. Old Cold 628 Harbor Crossroads MEADO W YT RB DA • Rio Hill – Union cavalry under Gen. George Custer attacked agrarian life during the Civil War. 64 30 K E Y 632 Cold Harbor Hanover Park Gaines‘ 156 630 Mill Dabbs House Museum 161 R IC HM OND U N Cold Harbor 33 • Mine Run – Civil War Trust walking trail with markers to M 628 615 147 interior woodwork for firewood. A 606 Bethesda Church • Hartwood Presbyterian Church – Union troops burned famous ride around McClellan in 1862. 627 Meadow Bridge ) JAMES RIVER P 627 195 RR • Salem Church – Scene of May 3-4, 1863, fighting during • Meadow Farm Museum – Antebellum farm interpreting y 156 • First Day at Chancellorsville – Civil War Trust walking ek e Cr 615 Polegreen Church Park visitor center on site of Stonewall Jackson’s wounding during May 1863 battle. tell the story of only battle in this aborted Union campaign, Nov. 1863. To t o po t om o 643 ( • Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center – National Haw’s Shop 606 Yellow Tavern Totopotomoy (J.E.B. Stuart Creek Monument) mo 6 Meadow Farm Museum K I N G W I L L I A M 605 615 Enon Church 2 nd, S C OT T S V ILLE Information here about the battles at Fredericksburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Chancellorsville. 301 h Ric • Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center – The first Union attacks on thinly held Confederate lines at Petersburg were successful; but resistance stiffened resulting in a siege. Confederate Cemetery and Canal Basin Square 360 Nelson’s Crossing I V E R bridge before assaulting Lee’s army, Dec. 1862. 95 1 Fredericksbur • Fredericksburg Visitor Center – Information here about of failed Union attack on Jackson’s position, Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. R I V E R 654 North Anna Battlefield Park Confederate Statues I 301 Carmel Church Swift Creek fighting. ★ Petersburg National Battlefield – Initial Union assaults 655 N 29 O to control railroad. ★ Swift Creek – Union Gen. Butler repulsed an effort to Confederate cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart (inset) was mortally wounded during the Battle of Yellow Tavern, May 11, 1864. Milford Station NO ★ Prince George Court House – Large Federal cavalry • City Dock – Union infantry crossed here on a pontoon R 606 ★ Battlefield at Cold Harbor – A National Park visitor center and Hanover County park commemorates and interprets the battles fought May 31-June 12, 1864. P A HAN OCK R N IV E 609 R Exchange Hotel Battle of Yellow Tavern, May 1864. RAP 2 669 GOR DONS V ILLE June 1, 1864, prior to Cold Harbor. P O 208 (Confederate) ★ Polegreen Church – Church destroyed by artillery Spotsylvania Visitor Center Massaponax Church Spotsylvania Court House Historic District 20 ★ Totopotomoy Creek – Site of fighting May 28-June 1, 1864. ★ Yellow Tavern – Site of the mortal wounding of Confederate 17 208 PI N 704 20 to Cold Harbor. RD. 522 Visitor Center Pelham Monument Fredericksburg Battlefield Harris Farm Spotsylvania Battlefield 613 (Confederate) ★ Ashland – Lee marched his troops through here on the way the city’s Civil War history. Handicap Accessible White Oak Church/Museum 612 • Hanover Junction – Critical railroad junction Lee hoped on the North American continent, June 9, 1863. 1864 Overland Campaign Site Aquia Landing Po t o m a 626 3 621 Union Troop Movements from Camps 608 1 First Day at Chancellorville Widow Tapp Farm 617 turned back Union attacks May 24-25, 1864. Hanover County park. Tour information for North Anna Battlefield available. O C K 621 Locust Grove Rochelle (Jack’s Shop) N IV Chancellorsville Battlefield O R A N G E 231 N Potomac Creek Bridge Hartwood Church 17 610 Wilderness Battlefield Exhibit Shelter ★ Carmel Church – Union army reunited here in preparation in fighting here June 15, 1864. R V E R I N 3 Mine Run ng 611 A R M A D I S O N ★ Milford Station – Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac ★ Baylor’s Farm – African American Union troops involved I D ex Al e & headquarters here, May 22-23, 1864. ★ Bowling Green – Union soldiers broke into stores, freed this site on pontoon bridge over James River.64 Historical park. P 629 A M ADIS ON prisoners, and looted the town May 21, 1864, during march to the North Anna River. R A an James City Battlefield in 1863 is on Union march route a year later. C U L P E P E R H P A ★ Guinea Station – Site of Stonewall Jackson’s death 630 95 P R A a R R) 29 homes line route of Union march in May 1864. 1864 Overland Campaign Historic Route Confederate Troop Movements from Camps WARREN ★ Plantations on Guinea Station Road – Antebellum (No modern bridge.) ek 1 E R R I V Cedar Mountain Battlefield Union army turned to Massaponax here in May 1864. ★ Massaponax Church – Site of photographs showing for attacks at the North Anna River. City Dock – Pontoon Bridge Crossing 612 ★ Zion Methodist Church – Spotsylvania landmark. ★ Ox Ford Battlefield (North Anna River) – Confederates 29 Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center Kelly’s Ford HANCOCK . LVD TE B re uia C (Multiple Sites) Battle shattered the village in 1864. Walking tours available. 674 Aq C ULP E P E R ★ Spotsylvania Court House Historic District – Graffiti House 663 P O T O M A C the fighting of May 8-21, 1864. E ST. SS ANN PRINCE ★ Spotsylvania Battlefield – National Park tour reviews ST. SOPHIA 522 R I V E R Brandy Station Battlefield NE ST. CAROLI here May 6-7, 1864. To Washington D.C., 34 miles Fredericksburg Visitor Center (Union) site at the scene of heavy fighting May 5-6, 1864. ★ Todd’s Tavern – Union and Confederate cavalry clashed Railroad station. Site of skirmish prior to North Anna, May 20, 1864. 3 (Union) SEDGWICK ★ Wilderness Battlefield Exhibit Shelter – National Park ★ Bethel Church – Gens. Grant, Meade, and Burnside had 3 M ST. WILLIA 218 lk & Pe 0 te rs bu 1 2 3 Mileage Scale rg RR ) 4 5