Near Dinwiddie in Dinwiddie County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
"I was exceeding anxious to attack at once "
Petersburg National Battlefield
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021
1. "I was exceeding anxious to attack at once
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"I was exceeding anxious to attack at once, for the sun was getting low, and we had to fight or go back."
Major General Philip Sheridan
On March 31, 1865 Union cavalry under General Philip Sheridan retreated down this road to the vicinity of Dinwiddie Court House driven by General George Pickett's Confederate force.
On April 1st, the reinforced Federal horsemen advanced to find the southerners with a vengeance. Late that afternoon they were deployed, mostly dismounted, in a two mile wide line fronting the Confederates just ahead at the Five Forks intersection. They were bolstered by the arrival of infantry, the Union 5th Corps, under General Gouverneur Warren. They attacked on the cavalry's right flank as the cavalry pressed forward. Outnumbered and outmaneuvered the Confederates were routed from the battlefield.
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Sheridan brought more than 6,000 dismounted cavalrymen to the frontal attack against Pickett (3,000 more remained at Dinwiddie C.H.). Warren had 12,000 infantrymen for his flank attack.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Location. 37° 8.075′ N, 77° 36.953′ W. Marker is near Dinwiddie, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. It is on Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 627) half a mile east of White Oak Road ( Route 613), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10017 Courthouse Rd, Dinwiddie VA 23841, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in 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 Siege of Petersburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Siege of Petersburg The Linchpin is Pulled
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021
2. "I was exceeding anxious to attack at once
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Union Cavalry Attacks (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
