Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Retreat ⎯⎯⎯ Courtesies
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2021
1. Retreat / Courtesies Marker
Inscription.
Retreat, also, Courtesies. .
Retreat. Retreat is a custom first used by the French Army and dates back to the Crusades. Retreat is sounded at sunset and its purpose was to notify sentries to start challenging until sunrise and to tell the rank and file to go to their quarters. Today retreat signifies the end of the work day.
Courtesies. During retreat, personnel in military uniform will render the hand salute. Personnel in civilian attire will place their right hand over their heart. Male personnel wearing hats will remove their hats and using their right hand place their hats over their hearts.
Retreat
Retreat is a custom first used by the French Army and dates back to the Crusades. Retreat is sounded at sunset and its purpose was to notify sentries to start challenging until sunrise and to tell the rank and file to go to their quarters. Today retreat signifies the end of the work day.
Courtesies
During retreat, personnel in military uniform will render the hand salute. Personnel in civilian attire will place their right hand over their heart. Male personnel wearing hats will remove their hats and using their right hand place their hats over their hearts.
Location. 37° 0.103′ N, 76° 18.519′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Fort Monroe. It can be reached from Bernard Road just west of Bernard Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 Bernard Rd, Fort Monroe VA 23651, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginias Peninsula and in Coastal
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Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, 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 markers no longer nearby. Lantaka (was within shouting distance of this marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2021
2. Retreat / Courtesies Marker
but has been permanently removed); Spanish 1-½-Pounder (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); 12-Pounder Howitzer (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); 3 Inch Ordnance Rifle (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Lee's Quarters (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); First Africans in Virginia (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 12-Pounder Gun-Howitzer (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
