Near Colonial Heights in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Redwater Creek Engagement

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

1. Redwater Creek Engagement Marker

Inscription. While Union Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's Army of the James entrenched at Bermuda Hundred on 11 May 1864, Confederate Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke led parts of two divisions north from Petersburg to unite with Maj. Gen. Robert Ransom's division near Drewry's Bluff and Proctor's Creek. Once there, Hoke formed the Confederate left wing with Ransom on the right facing south. At dawn on 12 May, Union Maj. Gen. William F. Smith led his corps through the Federal line to present-day U.S. Rte. 1, then north toward Richmond. After a mile, here at Redwater Creek, a Confederate skirmish line stopped Smith and then fell back to Proctor's Creek.

Erected 2001 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-36.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1864.

Location. 37° 17.772′ N, 77° 24.595′ W. Marker is near Colonial Heights, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.3 miles

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north of Happy Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colonial Heights VA 23834, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Army Railroad Raids (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Advance on Petersburg (about 400 feet away); Swift Creek Battlefield: A Landscape of Change (approx. ¾ mile away); Battle of Swift Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Brave to Madness" (approx. one mile away); Electric Railway (approx. 1.2 miles away);

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

2. Redwater Creek Engagement Marker

Ellerslie (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Ellerslie (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colonial Heights.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Union Army Checked (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,640 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.