Colonial Heights, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Fortification
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009
1. Confederate Fortification Marker
This Fortification was part of a line of Confederate earthworks that guarded Swift Creek and the western approaches to Fort Clifton on the Appomattox River. It was probably constructed in response to Federal threats during Butler’s Bermuda Hundred campaign in May-June 1864. Archeological evidence indicates that this fortification was defended by field artillery, supported by infantry sharpshooters drawn from the garrison of nearby Fort Clifton. The defenders of Fort Clifton included Confederate infantry and artillery units from Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina.This position was shelled by Federal field artillery (3” rifles) positioned on Spring Hill during the summer of 1864.
Adam Wood
Troop 180
Eagle Scout Project
2003
Erected 2003 by Boy Scouts of America, Troop 180.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 37° 16.88′ N, 77° 22.58′ W. Marker is in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Marker is on Conjurers Drive
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009
2. Western Defensive Line of Fort Clifton
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fort Clifton (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Fort Clifton (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Fort Clifton (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Brick House At Conjurer's Neck (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Old Brick (Kennon) House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Conjurer's Field Prehistoric Native American Village (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ellerslie (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Ellerslie (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colonial Heights.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009
3. Confederate Battery Civil War Site
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009
4. Interior of site.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009
5. Facing north toward Swift Creek
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,603 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
