Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Surrender of Richmond
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 21, 2009
1. Surrender of Richmond Marker
Inscription.
Surrender of Richmond. . At daybreak on 3 April 1865, Federal troops formed to march into Richmond. A cavalry detachment under Majors Atherton H. Stevens, Jr. and Eugene E. Graves moved up the Osborne Turnpike to its junction with New Market Road. Here they met Richmond mayor Joseph Mayo, who handed Stevens a note of surrender for the city. Stevens accepted the note and had it forwarded to Maj. Gen. Godfrey Weitzel. At 8:15 A.M. at Richmond's city hall, Weitzel formally accepted the terms of surrender. The Union forces assisted in extinguishing the fires, started at around dawn by Confederate soldiers; by midafternoon order had begun to be restored to the city.
At daybreak on 3 April 1865, Federal troops formed to march into Richmond. A cavalry detachment under Majors Atherton H. Stevens, Jr. and Eugene E. Graves moved up the Osborne Turnpike to its junction with New Market Road. Here they met Richmond mayor Joseph Mayo, who handed Stevens a note of surrender for the city. Stevens accepted the note and had it forwarded to Maj. Gen. Godfrey Weitzel. At 8:15 A.M. at Richmond's city hall, Weitzel formally accepted the terms of surrender. The Union forces assisted in extinguishing the fires, started at around dawn by Confederate soldiers; by midafternoon order had begun to be restored to the city.
Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number V-40.)
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 April 3, 1865.
Location. 37° 29.483′ N, 77° 24.251′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is at the intersection of New Market Road (State Highway 5) and Tree Hill Lane, on the right when traveling south on New Market Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Henrico VA 23231, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. 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.
2. Junction of New Market Road and Osborne Turnpike.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,911 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
