Aylett in King William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Cavalry Raids

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

1. Cavalry Raids Marker

Inscription. Kilpatrick, coming from the east, burned Confederate stores here, May 5, 1863. Dahlgren, coming from Richmond, crossed the Mattapony here March 2, 1864. Sheridan, returning from his Richmond raid, was here, May 22-23, 1864, and on his Trevilian raid passed here, June 7, 1864.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number O-18.)

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 month for this entry is March 1916.

Location. 37° 46.973′ N, 77° 6.396′ W. Marker is in Aylett, Virginia, in King William County. It is on Richmond Highway (U.S. 360) 0.2 miles east of West River Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: King William VA 23086, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Montville (approx. 0.8 miles away); Rumford Academy (approx. 3 miles away); Sharon Indian School (approx. 3.4 miles away); Clark Home (approx. 3.4 miles away); Apple Tree Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Robert Mush

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(approx. 5½ miles away); Pamunkey Indians In The Civil War (approx. 5½ miles away); Headquarters of Opechancanough (approx. 5½ miles away).

Cavalry Raids Marker on US Rt 360 (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

2. Cavalry Raids Marker on US Rt 360 (facing east)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,807 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.