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

Totopotomoy Line

Confederate Works

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 6, 2003

1. Totopotomoy Line Marker

Inscription. Fortifications on this hill mark the strong confederate works along Totopotomoy Creek, prepared as a defensive position in General Lee’s withdrawal from the Rapidan to the James. Engagements here May 29-30, 1864, were preliminary to the Second Battle of Cold Harbor.

Erected by Battlefield Markers Association. (Marker Number 50.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Freeman Markers (Richmond Battlefields) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1865.

Location. 37° 39.452′ N, 77° 21.29′ W. Marker is near Atlee, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is on Studley Road 0.7 miles west of Shelton Pointe Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsville VA 23116, 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 walking distance of this marker: Digging In Under Fire (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Totopotomoy Line (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lives on the Line (approx. half a mile away); Damaged but not Destroyed (approx. half a mile away); Totopotomoi (approx. half a mile away); Rural Plains

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(approx. half a mile away); Totopotomoy Creek (approx. half a mile away); Attacking the High Ground (approx. 0.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Shelton House Under Fire (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . The Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, May 29-31, 1864. Richmond National Battlefield Park (Submitted on November 29, 2014.)

Additional keywords. Freeman Markers, Richmond Battlefield Parks Corporation, Douglas Southall Freeman

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 6, 2003

2. Totopotomoy Line Marker

Photographed by Pete Payette, March 24, 2018

3. Totopotomoy Line Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,004 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 25, 2018, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.