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

Lee’s Movements

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 11, 2009

1. Lee’s Movements Marker

Inscription. A short distance east, at Taylorsville, Lee had his headquarters, May 24–26, 1864, as his army moved southeastward to intervene between Grant and Richmond. There Ewell’s Corps turned to Cold Harbor, May 27, 1864.

Erected 1932 by Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number E-20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 24, 2006.

Location. 37° 50.567′ N, 77° 27.942′ W. Marker is near Taylorsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is on Washington Highway (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles south of Kings Dominion Boulevard (Virginia Route 30), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Doswell VA 23047, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Shenandoah Lumber Company (approx. one mile away); The Blue Ridge Tollway (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Eiffel Tower (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Carousel (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rebel Yell (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Shockwave

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Boo Boo's Tree Swings (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ranger Smith's Jeep Tour (approx. 1.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Carrousel (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Lee's Movements Marker on US Route 1 north image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

2. Lee's Movements Marker on US Route 1 north

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,897 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 11, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.