Near Stevensville in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Death of Col. Dahlgren

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

1. Death of Col. Dahlgren Marker

Inscription. Union cavalry under Col. Ulric Dahlgren approached Richmond from the west on 1 March 1864 in a raid designed by Brig. Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick to free Federal prisoners of war. Repulsed five miles from Capitol Square, Dahlgren's column rode to King and Queen County in search of Kilpatrick. On the night of 2 March, after resting briefly nearby, Dahlgren moved east toward this intersection, where Confederate soldiers and home guards opened fire, killing Dahlgren. Papers found on his body described plans—the origins of which are uncertain—to burn Richmond and assassinate Confederate Pres. Jefferson Davis and his cabinet.

Erected 2015 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OB-6.)

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 March 1, 1864.

Location. 37° 42.552′ N, 76° 55.502′ W. Marker is near Stevensville, Virginia, in King and Queen County. It is at the intersection of Hockley Neck Road (Virginia Route 632) and Stevensville Road ( Route 631), on the right when traveling west on Hockley Neck Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1329 Stevensville Rd, Stevensville VA 23161, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: State Fish Hatchery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mattapony Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Newington (approx. 2.8 miles away); James Horace Carter Lynched (approx. 3.7 miles away); World Wars I and II Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); County Clerks Office Site (approx. 3.8 miles away); Carriage House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Eastern View Schoolhouse (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stevensville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Where Dahlgren Died (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled "Where Dahlgren Died".

Also see . . . Information about the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid against Richmond, VA during the Civ. Civil War Richmond (Submitted on November 9, 2021.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

2. Death of Col. Dahlgren Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,738 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.