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Lee's Retreat
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By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Lee's Retreat Marker | | |
Inscription. Lee's army, retreating toward Danville, reached this place, April 4-5, 1865, only to find that the supplies ordered here had gone on to Richmond. The famished soldiers were forced to halt to forage. The result was that Lee, when he resumed the march in the afternoon of April 5, found that Sheridan was at Jetersville blocking the way south.
Erected 1929 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number M 11.)
Location. 37° 20.467′ N, 77° 59.094′ W. Marker is in Amelia Court House, Virginia, in Amelia County. Marker is on Goodes Bridge Road (Business U.S. 360) 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amelia Court House VA 23002, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. William Branch Giles (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marion Harland (approx. 0.2 miles away); Amelia Court House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lamkin’s Battery (approx. ¼ mile away); Russell Grove Presbyterian Church and School (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Lee's Retreat (approx. 5.1 miles away); a different marker also named Lee's Retreat (approx. 5.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Amelia Court House.| | | | 
By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Goodes Bridge Road (facing east) | | |
Also see . . .
1. Civil War Traveler - Southside Virginia & Lee's Retreat. Lee’s Retreat to Appomattox. Amelia Court House (Submitted on May 18, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
2. Civil War Traveler - Southside Virginia & Lee's Retreat. Lee's Retreat: Radio Message Scripts. Stop 5: Amelia Court House (Submitted on May 18, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
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By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Lee's HQ Tent site | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 546 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.
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