Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Darbytown Road
⎯⎯⎯
Pioneer Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 21, 2009

1. Darbytown Road / Pioneer Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The Battle of Darbytown Road, 7 Oct. 1864, was the last large Confederate offensive north of the James River. Gen. Robert E. Lee personally supervised the operation. Attacking from the west astride the Darbytown Road, Lee’s infantry shattered the right flank of the Union army under Brig. Gen. August V. Kautz. Fleeing Union artillery batteries encountered the swampy headwaters of Four Mile Creek in the woods near Pioneer Baptist Church. The Confederates captured eight cannon there. Lee’s attack stalled to the south, near the River Road. Pioneer Church, organized in 1843, saw its building burned later in or shortly after the war.

Erected 2007 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-101.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • 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 1864.

Location. 37° 28.317′ N, 77° 20.04′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is at the intersection of Darbytown Road and Monohan

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Road, on the left when traveling east on Darbytown Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3140 Darbytown Road, 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,

specifically in the Upper South,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Dorey Family (approx. 0.2 miles away); One Last Advance (approx. ¼ mile away); Second Battle of Fair Oaks (approx. 0.3 miles away); Richmond Defences (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Richmond Defences (approx. 1.2 miles away); Defenses of Richmond (approx. 1.3 miles away); 1862 Peninsula Campaign (approx.

Pioneer Baptist Church at Darbytown Road & Monahan Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, February 21, 2009

2. Pioneer Baptist Church at Darbytown Road & Monahan Road

1.3 miles away); Lee vs. Grant (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Darbytown Road (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Darbytown & New Market Roads. CWSAC Battle Summary (Submitted on December 2, 2009.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,096 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

Darbytown Road⎯⎯⎯Pioneer Baptist Church

Darbytown Road
⎯⎯⎯
Pioneer Baptist Church