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"Come on to Richmond"
May 24, 1864 6:00pm
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By Bernard Fisher, July 18, 2009 | |
| | | 1. "Come on to Richmond" Marker | | |
Inscription. Despite the disaster that had befallen the 35th Massachusetts, General Ledlie became even more determined to secure Ox Ford. Against the orders of his division commander, the drunken general ordered his unsupported brigade to assault the Confederate trenches before you. Mahone’s Confederates allowed the Federals to advance well into the field and, when Ledlie’s soldiers were within two hundred yards, opened on them with a deadly artillery and rifle fire. As rain from a heavy thunderstorm burst into their faces, Ledlie’s men took shelter from the Confederate fire in the ravine just before you.
“After proceeding a short distance all semblance of a line became lost. It was just a wild tumultuous rush where the more reckless were far to the front and the cautious ones scattered along back, but still coming on.... Many of the Confederate soldiers stood upon their breastworks and called out in a tantalizing manner, ‘Come on Yank, come on to Richmond.’” Captain John Anderson, 57th Massachusetts Infantry
“I hardly know what to say this day, but before I say any more I must again thank the Almighty God for my safety.... I was under the worst fire yesterday that I have been in during the war.... 1 lost 8 out of my company which was 38 strong.... God only knows how I escaped [with] men drop[p]ing all | | | | 
By Bernard Fisher, July 18, 2009 | |
| | | 2. North Anna Order of Battle | | |
around me....” 2d Lieutenant Gerhard Luhn, 4th United States Infantry
(sidebar)
Presented to the people of the United States by the friends of Edwin cole Bearss, Chief Historian Emiritus, National Park Service, in honor of his 74th birthday -- June 1997.
Erected by Blue & Gray Education Association, Hanover County Parks and Recreation Department. (Marker Number Stop 6.)
Location. 37° 53.181′ N, 77° 29.666′ W. Marker is near Doswell, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Verndon Road and New Market Mill Road. Click for map. This marker is located along a one-mile out-and-back walking trail in the 165-acre North Anna Battlefield Park. Marker is in this post office area: Doswell VA 23047, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Save yourselves if you can" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Inverted V (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); The Heart of Dixie (about 600 feet away); Artillery Duel (about 700 feet away); One More River to Cross (approx. 0.2 miles away); One Brigade Alone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle on the Skirmish Line (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel Weisiger's Virginians (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Doswell.| | | | 
By Bernard Fisher, July 18, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Stop 6 Map | | |
More about this marker. On the left is a photo of "Soldiers of the 57th Massachusetts Infantry, Ledlie's Brigade". On the right is a photo of a "Line of Battle, 56th Massachusetts Infantry, Ledlie's Brigade".
Also see . . .
1. CWSAC Battle Summaries. North Anna. (Submitted on July 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
2. Civil War Preservation Trust. North Anna. (Submitted on July 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
3. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefield Memorial National Military Park. Battle of North Anna. (Submitted on July 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
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By Bernard Fisher, July 18, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Stop 6 | | |
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By Bernard Fisher, July 18, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Nearby Confederate Trenchline | | |
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By Bernard Fisher, July 18, 2009 | |
| | | 6. North Anna Battlefield Park Entrance (Verdon Rd) | | |
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By The General Crushed Stone Company | |
| | | 7. North Anna Battlefield Park Walking Trail. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 488 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.
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