Blackwater Line - Blackwater Bridge Marker

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Near Zuni in Southampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Blackwater Line - Blackwater Bridge

By Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

1. Blackwater Line - Blackwater Bridge Marker

Inscription. During the Civil War, Confederate forces guarded this Blackwater River crossing as a part of the Blackwater defensive line. On 14 Nov. 1862, Col. Charles C. Dodge, 1st Battalion New York Mounted Rifles, led his troops in a skirmish against elements of W. C. Claiborne's Confederate cavalry. The Federals drove the Confederates away from the bridge and captured their supplies, but left the bridge standing. The same forces fought another skirmish on 9 March 1863 that resulted in the same outcome. In addition, the Federals captured four Confederates.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number UT 21.)

Location. 36° 48.244′ N, 76° 51.732′ W. Marker is near Zuni, Virginia, in Southampton County. Marker is on West Blackwater Road 0.2 miles west of Thomas Woods Trail, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Zuni VA 23898, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Zuni (approx. 4.7 miles away); Southampton County / Isle of Wight County (approx. 4.7 miles away); Blackwater Line - Joyner's Ford (approx. 5.8 miles away); Franklin (approx. 9.5 miles away); War Comes to the Blackwater (approx. 9.5 miles away); Confederate Commissary Center (approx. 9.5 miles away); The Blackwater Line (approx. 9.5 miles away); Battle of Franklin (approx. 9.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Zuni.