Lee's Last Camp Marker

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

Lee's Last Camp

By Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

1. Lee's Last Camp Marker

Inscription. Here Robert E. Lee, riding from Appomattox to Richmond to join his family, pitched his tent for the last time on April 14, 1865. He stopped here to visit his brother, Charles Carter Lee, who lived nearby at Windsor. Not wishing to incommode his brother, Lee camped by the roadside and the next day ended his journey at Richmond.

Erected 1991 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OH 10.)

Location. 37° 36.075′ N, 77° 49.687′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. Marker is on Huguenot Trail (Virginia Route 711) 0.1 miles east of Riverglade Road, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Powhatan VA 23139, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Lee’s Last Bivouac (here, next to this marker); Lee's Final Bivouac (a few steps from this marker); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); James Pleasants (approx. 2.7 miles away); The 1936 Virginia Prison Recordings (approx. 3.3 miles away); Dahlgren's Raid (approx. 3.5 miles away); Sabot Hill (approx. 3.9 miles away); Michaux Grant (approx. 5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Powhatan.

Lee's Last Camp Marker on Huguenot Trail (facing east). Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

2. Lee's Last Camp Marker on Huguenot Trail (facing east).

Lee's Last Camp Pullover on Huguenot Trail (facing west). Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

3. Lee's Last Camp Pullover on Huguenot Trail (facing west).

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 769 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.