Near Zuni in Southampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Blackwater Line - Blackwater Bridge

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

1. Blackwater Line - Blackwater Bridge Marker

Inscription. During the Civil War, Confederate forces guarded this Blackwater River crossing as a part of the Blackwater defensive line. On 14 Nov. 1862, Col. Charles C. Dodge, 1st Battalion New York Mounted Rifles, led his troops in a skirmish against elements of W. C. Claiborne's Confederate cavalry. The Federals drove the Confederates away from the bridge and captured their supplies, but left the bridge standing. The same forces fought another skirmish on 9 March 1863 that resulted in the same outcome. In addition, the Federals captured four Confederates.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number UT-21.)

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 9, 1863.

Location. 36° 48.244′ N, 76° 51.732′ W. Marker is near Zuni, Virginia, in Southampton County. It is on West Blackwater Road 0.2 miles west of Thomas Woods Trail, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Zuni VA 23898, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Isle of Wight County Confederate Monument (approx. 3 miles away); Isle of Wight County Monument to Confederate Dead

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(approx. 3 miles away); Zuni (approx. 4.7 miles away); Southampton County / Isle of Wight County (approx. 4.7 miles away); Blackwater Line - Joyner's Ford (approx. 5.8 miles away); Windsor, Virginia (approx. 6.6 miles away); Seven Confederate Brothers (approx. 7.2 miles away); John Beverley Rose (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zuni.

Blackwater Bridge Marker (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

2. Blackwater Bridge Marker (facing west)

Blackwater River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

3. Blackwater River

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,298 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.