Curdsville in Buckingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

March to Appomattox

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

1. March to Appomattox Marker

Inscription. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's surplus artillery and wagon trains, under Brig. Gen. Reuben Lindsay Walker, passed here on the night of 7 April 1865, retreating westward along the Buckingham Plank Road. Lee, traveling with Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's combined First and Third Corps, followed the next day. The Federal Sixth Corps under Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright was in close pursuit. The columns proceeded through the small village of New Store, about five miles west of here. On 9 April, at Appomattox Court House, Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-59.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1865.

Location. 37° 24.956′ N, 78° 27.335′ W. Marker is in Curdsville, Virginia, in Buckingham County. Marker is at the intersection of South Madison Road (U.S. 15) and School Road (Virginia Route 633), on the right when traveling north on South Madison Road. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 6105 S James Madison Hwy, Dillwyn VA 23936, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Millbrook (approx. 1.9 miles away); Eve of Appomattox (approx. 2.4 miles away); Clifton (approx. 2.4 miles away); New Store Village (approx. 2.4 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Camp P-56, Company 1367 (approx. 4.3 miles away); Samuel P. Bolling (approx. 5 miles away); New Store (approx. 5½ miles away); James F. Lipscomb (approx. 5.8 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

2. March to Appomattox Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.