Doswell in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
North Anna River Campaign
21-26 May 1864
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2007
1. North Anna River Campaign Marker
Erected 1990 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number EA-1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Battlefield Trails - Civil War, the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists.
Location. 37° 52.782′ N, 77° 27.9′ W. Marker is in Doswell, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker is on Washington Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south. Marker is on Route 1, 2/3 mile south of the Hanover-Caroline County line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Doswell VA 23047, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lafayette and Cornwallis (approx. 0.6 miles away); North Anna River
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The North Anna Campaign by Markers.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2007
2. Confederate Earthworks
These earthworks, located in the North Anna Battlefield Park, were defended by Confederate troops during the North Anna River Campaign.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009
3. North Anna River Campaign Marker on US Rt 1 (facing north)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2007
4. Hanover Junction
This railroad junction was the objective of the Federal assault of May 21 through 26, 1864.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009
5. Telegraph Road (wartime trace)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009
6. Fox House "Ellington" circa 1830.
"Ere long the enemy's artillery opened against the bridgeheads, and the Confederates answered. General Lee happened at the time to be in the yard of Ellington, the home of the Fox family, overlooking the river. The owner, W. E. Fox, came up and invited the General into the house. Lee thanked him and said that he would be there only a few minutes. Mr. Fox thereupon pressed him to take some refreshment. Again the General declined, but seeing that Mr. Fox's hospitality was offended, he added that if Mr. Fox had any buttermilk, he would be glad to have a glass. Mr. Fox insisted that the General take a seat on the porch, and hurried off to bring the milk and some stale bread, which was all he had. He brought the pitcher and the plate and set them before Lee. The General poured out the milk and was in the act of drinking it when a Federal battery, whose commander evidently had seen a uniform on the porch, fired a round shot. It passed within a few feet of the General and imbedded itself in the door-frame, where the marks may be seen to this day. To Mr. Fox's amazement, the General finished his milk as if nothing had happened, thanked his host and then rode quickly away, lest his presence provoke a bombardment of the house." Douglas Southall Freeman. R.E. Lee: A Biography. 1934
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,018 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on April 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on December 30, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5, 6. submitted on April 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
