Manquin in King William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Pamunkey Indians In The Civil War

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 13, 2020

1. Pamunkey Indians In The Civil War Marker

Inscription. Residents of the Pamunkey Reservation, 12 miles southeast of here, aided Union troops during the Civil War. About a dozen Pamunkey men enlisted as guides, scouts, gunboat pilots, and spies for Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac during the Peninsula Campaign in 1862. Women and the elderly provided intelligence, shelter, safe passage, food, and supplies for Union troops. Confederate authorities pressed Pamunkey men into service as laborers and punished others for their Unionism with imprisonment at Richmond's Castle Thunder. After the war many Pamunkey Indians won compensation from the federal Southern Claims Commission for property damaged or taken by Union soldiers.

Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OC-37.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 37° 42.704′ N, 77° 9.023′ W. Marker is in Manquin, Virginia, in King William County.

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It is on Richmond Tappahannock Highway (U.S. 360) 0.2 miles east of Acquinton Church Road (Virginia Route 618), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manquin VA 23106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Mush (here, next to this marker); Headquarters of Opechancanough (a few steps from this marker); "Prestley Barn" (approx. 2.2 miles away); "Old Virginia Barn" (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sharon Indian School (approx. 2½ miles away); Rumford Academy

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 13, 2020

2. Pamunkey Indians In The Civil War Marker

(approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named The Sharon Indian School (approx. 2½ miles away); Cornwallis's Route (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manquin.

Other markers no longer nearby. Sharon Indian School (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Henry's Call to Arms (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2020, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,827 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2020, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.