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Lamkin’s Battery
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By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Lamkin’s Battery Marker | | |
Inscription. This mortar belonged to the battery cammanded by Captain J.N. Lamkin. On July 30, 1864, at the “Crater”, the battery helped check the Union advance until Mahone came up. Four mortars were captured near Flat Creek in Lee’s Retreat, April 2, 1865. One of them blew up in saluting the remains of Jefferson Davis when bought through Amelia Court House.
Placed by the Amelia Chapter of the U.D.C. 1940
Erected 1940 by Amelia Chapter of the U.D.C.
Location. 37° 20.543′ N, 77° 58.853′ W. Marker is in Amelia Court House, Virginia, in Amelia County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Washington Street and Court Street. Click for map. This marker is located on the lawn of the Amelia County Court House. 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 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Amelia Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion Harland (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); William Branch Giles (about 500 feet away); Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil (about 500 feet away); Lee's Retreat (approx. ¼ mile away); Russell Grove Presbyterian Church and School (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Lee's Retreat (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Lee's Retreat (approx. 5.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Amelia Court House. |
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By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Lamkin’s Battery Mortar | | |
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By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Amelia County Court House Lawn | | |
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By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Confederate Dead Monument | | |
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By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Amelia County Court House | | |
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By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009 | |
| | | 6. American Legion War Memorial | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 805 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.
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