Chester in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Battery Dantzler

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

1. Battery Dantzler Marker

Inscription. A half-mile northeast stands Battery Dantzler, named for Col. Olin Miller Dantzler, 22d South Carolina Infantry (killed in action nearby on 2 June 1864), and constructed in May-June 1864 to block the Union navy's approach to Richmond. The battery anchored the northern end of the Howlett Line, a series of Confederate earthworks cut across the Bermuda Hundred peninsula from Swift Creek on the south to the James River on the north. Battery Dantzler's artillery included two 7-inch Brooke rifles, two 8-inch smooth-bore Columbiads, and two coastal mortars. The battery operated until 2 April 1865, when it was abandoned and its naval garrison marched with Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia westward to Appomattox Court House.

Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-201.)

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 2, 1865.

Location. 37° 21.218′ N, 77° 23.829′ W. Marker is in Chester, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is at the intersection of West Hundred Road (Virginia Route 10) and Old Stage Road, on the right when traveling east

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on West Hundred Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester VA 23836, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Howlett Line (a few steps from this marker); Parker’s Battery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boy Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named The Boy Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Howlett Line (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Howlett Line (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Parker’s Battery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Remembrance (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Richmond Battlefields (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

2. Battery Dantzler Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,935 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.