| Virginia (Cumberland County), Cartersville — ON 5 — Campaign of 1781 |
| | Early in June 1781, Maj. Gen. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben saved some military stores at Point of Fork from British troops and then retreated south to Staunton River before being called to join Lafayette's forces. On 16 June Steuben crossed to the north bank of the James River at Carter's Ferry, and joined Lafayette in Hanover County three days later. Lafayette and the colonial forces continued to follow the British as they moved east, but Steuben soon took leave of the army because of illness. — Map (db m18357) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Cartersville — ON 7 — Campaign of 1781 |
| | Two miles north, near the mouth of Willis River, Steuben camped, June 5-6, 1781, when driven from Point of Fork by Simcoe. — Map (db m21123) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Cartersville — JE 36 — Clifton |
| | One mile north; home of Carter Henry Harrison, land patented, 1723. Harrison, as a member of the Cumberland Committee of Safety, wrote the instructions for independence (adopted April 22) presented by the county delegates to the Virginia convention of May, 1776. Apparently this was the first of such declarations publicly approved. The convention declared for independence. — Map (db m21117) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Cartersville — JE 35 — Lee's Stopping Place |
| | Here at Flannagan's (Trice's) Mill, Robert E. Lee spent the night of April 13-14, 1865, on his journey from Appomattox to Richmond. — Map (db m21101) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Cartersville — 7 — Rosenwald School at Cartersville — Cartersville, Virginia — Cumberland County |
| | Julius Rosenwald, a former president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., continued the efforts made by numerous philanthropists to bring education to African Americans in the South. During the early 1900s, funding for schools was scarce; the South had half as much per capita wealth as the rest of the country, and a third more children. Added to this was the expense of providing a dual system of education. In 1912 Rosenwald, who had donated heavily to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, authorized Dr. . . . — Map (db m21159) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Cumberland — O 44 — Campaign of 1781 |
| | Steuben, both on his retreat from Simcoe and on his return north to join Lafayette, passed near here, June, 1781. — Map (db m21120) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Cumberland — Z 197 — Cumberland County / Powhatan County |
| | (Obverse) Cumberland County
Area 293 square miles
Formed in 1748 from Goochland, and named for the Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II. The earliest call for independence came from this county, April 22, 1776.
(Reverse) Powhatan County
Area 273 square miles
Formed in 1777 from Cumberland and Chesterfield and named for Powhatan, the noted Indian ruler. Many Huguenots settled in this county, 1699-1700. Here Robert E. Lee spent the summer of 1865. — Map (db m21127) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Cumberland — O 49 — Cumberland County Court House |
| | In 1749 the Virginia House of Burgesses divided Goochland County to establish Cumberland County. William A. Howard, an associate of Thomas Jefferson's master builder, Dabney Cosby, built the present Cumberland County courthouse (1818-1821). The unusual temple-form, Jeffersonian-Classical building has a finely executed Tuscan portico on the long side instead of the end and stands only one story high. Howard also designed the diminutive brick clerk's office to the east that was completed in 1821. . . . — Map (db m21121) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Cumberland — 8 — Jackson Davis — Cumberland Court House, Virginia — Cumberland County |
| | Jackson Davis, an educational reformer and amateur photographer, was born in Cumberland County, VA, to William Anderson and Sally Wyatt (Guy) Davis on September 25, 1882. He attended the public schools of Richmond, VA, and received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary in 1902 and his M.A. from Columbia University in 1908.
Throughout his career Davis specialized in Southern education, interracial problems, and education in Belgian Congo and Liberia. From 1915 to 1946 his work . . . — Map (db m21150) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Farmville — Cumberland Church — Union Closes In — Lee’s Retreat |
| | Here at Cumberland Church, in the afternoon of April 7, 1865, part of the Army of Northern Virginia entrenched to protect the route west to Appomattox Station, where supplies awaited the men. The Confederate line, across the road behind you, stretched a third of a mile to the north, where it then curled around to the west. After repulsing several Union assaults, the Confederates also turned back an attack on their left flank, where Gen. William Mahone held the line. The Federals dug in as . . . — Map (db m11839) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Farmville — O 52 — Engagement at Cumberland Presbyterian Church — 7 April 1865 |
| | After successfully crossing the Appomattox River at nearby High Bridge, Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys’ II Corps attacked Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. William Mahone that were entrenched on the high ground around Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Protecting Lee’s flank and wagons, Mahone held off two Union assaults until darkness allowed him to withdraw from the battlefield. Near the church, Mahone’s headquarters, Lee received the first message from Grant suggesting the surrender of the Army . . . — Map (db m11861) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Farmville — Farmville — Brief Respite — Lee’s Retreat |
| | Half-starved and exhausted, the vanguard of the Army of Northern Virginia stumbled into Farmville early on the morning of April 7, 1865. Here, at last, the men found long-promised rations – everything from bread to soup and ham. While the head of the army feasted, the rear guard, a few miles east, tried and failed to burn both bridges at High Bridge and keep the Union army south of the Appomattox River. With the Federals approaching, the Confederate supply trains rolled west toward . . . — Map (db m11858) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Farmville — Lee’s Retreat — Cumberland Church |
| | April 7, 1865 Union troops arrived here after crossing the Appomattox River at High Bridge and found Lee’s army entrenched around the church. After a series of Union attacks, Lee was forced to delay his movement until nightfall when he began marching towards Appomattox. Next Stop High Bridge 4.8 miles — Map (db m11837) |
| Virginia (Cumberland County), Farmville — Lee’s Retreat — Farmville |
| | April 7, 1865 The Confederate army marched through this tobacco town, followed by the Union army. Lee hoped to issue rations to his men here before turning south but was forced to flee across the Appomattox River. Grant sent his first dispatch to Lee concerning surrender from here. Next Stop Cumberland Church 2.9 miles — Map (db m11855) |
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