Near Atlee in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lee’s Headquarters
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
1. Lee’s Headquarters Marker
Just to the east stood the Clarke house (Lockwood), wherein Gen. Robert E. Lee made his field headquarters, 28-31 May 1864. While here, and though ill, Lee deployed troops to key positions in Hanover County, including Haw's Shop, Totopotomoy Creek, and Bethesda Church, and laid plans for his desperately outnumbered army to intercept Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's advance on Richmond. Lee telegraphed urgent appeals for reinforcements from nearby Atlee's Station on the Virginia Central Railroad. On 29 May President Jefferson Davis and Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard visited the stricken Lee here. Lee's planning culminated in the Battle of Cold Harbor, 31 May-12 June 1864, which stalled the Union offensive. The house was removed in 1990.Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number ND-11.)
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 series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 37° 38.906′ N, 77° 24.277′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Patrick Henry's Birthplace (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rutland (approx. 0.8 miles away); WWII Memorial Wall (approx. 1.7 miles away); Liberty Golden Eagle (approx. 2½ miles away); Totopotomoy Line (approx. 2.8 miles away); Battle at Meadow Bridge (approx. 2.8 miles away); Yellow Tavern (approx. 2.8 miles away); Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart (approx. 2.8 miles away).
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
2. Lee’s Headquarters Marker
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
3. Site of nearby Atlee Station
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, January 31, 2009
4. Richmond Times Dispatch Printing Plant
Despite widespread public opposition, the Clarke house (Lockwood) was disassembled in 1990 by Media General Inc to construct this printing plant.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,628 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 1, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
