Battery Dantzler Marker

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Near Chester in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Battery Dantzler
May 1864-April 1865

Battery Dantzler SCV Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, February 9, 2009

1. Battery Dantzler SCV Marker

Inscription. First named Ft. Howlett, the battery was renamed after Col. Olin M. Dantzler, who was killed on June 2, 1864, in an attempt to capture Ft. Dutton. Leading the 22nd South Carolina Inf. the attack failed. Battery Dantzler played a major role in keeping the Union Navy down river. The Battery was abandoned on June 16th 1864, to send troops to Petersburg and retaken that night. Because of this battery and others along the river the Dutch Gap Canal was started on August 10th 1864, and was never opened until after the war. Several attempts were made by the Confederate Navy to break the Union Blockade, all of which failed. On April 2nd 1865, the Battery was abandoned, the men joining in the surrender at Appomattox CH. on April 9, 1865.

This site was a gift to the people of Chesterfield County by Air Product Inc.
Sponsered by: Chesterfield Hist. Soc. C.W. Sites Committee
Sons of Confederate Veterans Chester Staion Camp

Erected by Sons of Confederate Veterans and Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia.

Location. 37° 21.552′ N, 77° 23.502′ W. Marker is near Chester, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. Marker can be reached from Battery Dantzler Road 0.2 miles east of Old Stage Road. Click for map. This marker is located near the bluff overlooking Trent's Reach 500 feet north of the parking lot. Marker is in this post office area: Chester VA 23836, United States of America.

By Bernard Fisher, February 9, 2009

2. Battery Dantzler SCV Marker

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Battle of Trent’s Reach (a few steps from this marker); Olin Miller Dantzler (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); a different marker also named Battery Dantzler (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Battery Dantzler (approx. 0.5 miles away); The Howlett Line (approx. 0.5 miles away); Richmond Battlefields (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Boy Company (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Howlett Line (approx. 0.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Chester.