Enon in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Point of Rocks Hospital Ward

The Bermuda Hundred Campaign

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2017

1. Point of Rocks Hospital Ward Marker

Inscription. This photograph was taken from across the Appomattox River behind you.

The large hospital ward in the photograph once stood in this field in front of you.

This sign was sponsored by Douglas Waters, Carrollton, TX

Erected 2016 by Chesterfield County and the Blue & Gray Education Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 19.082′ N, 77° 20.221′ W. Marker is in Enon, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It can be reached from the intersection of Enon Church Road (Virginia Route 746) and Point of Rocks Road, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located in Historic Point of Rocks Park (under development). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1005 Enon Church Rd, Chester VA 23836, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: African-Americans in the Confederate War Effort (here, next to this marker); United States Colored Troops in the Army of the James (a few steps from this marker); The Siege of Petersburg Begins (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Attacks on Petersburg (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abraham Lincoln at Point of Rocks (about 400 feet away); Broadway Landing (about 400 feet away); Appomattox River Overlook (about 400 feet away); Nurses at Point of Rocks Hospital (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enon.

Also see . . . Bermuda Hundred Campaign Sign Project. Blue & Gray Education Society (Submitted on October 30, 2017.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2017

2. Point of Rocks Hospital Ward Marker

Point of Rocks, Appomattox River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew J. Russell, circa 1865

3. Point of Rocks, Appomattox River

Photograph showing the high rock cliff known as Point of Rocks projecting out into the channel of the Appomattox River. Federal hospital on bluff. Library of Congress [LC-DIG-ppmsca-11697]

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 9, 2012.