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

Blackwater Line - Joyner's Ford

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

1. Blackwater Line - Joyner's Ford Marker

Inscription. Confederate forces guarded this Blackwater River crossing from 1862 to the end of the Civil War. On 12 Dec. 1862, Capt. J. H. Sikes and soldiers of Company D, 7th Confederate Cavalry, were captured during a dismounted skirmish with elements of the 13th Indiana Regiment. More than 50 soldiers were reported killed or wounded during this engagement. On 22 Dec. 1862, Union Lt. Col. George Stetzel, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, reconnoitered with four companies to Joyner's Ford. Encountering Confederate soldiers across the river, the Federals captured four pickets and a horse.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number UT-22.)

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 December 12, 1862.

Location. 36° 44.014′ N, 76° 55.069′ W. Marker is near Franklin, Virginia, in Southampton County. It is on Joyners Bridge Road 0.6 miles east of Fowler Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin VA 23851, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Beverley Rose (approx. 3.1 miles away); Camp Family Homestead

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(approx. 3½ miles away); Blackwater Line - Franklin (approx. 3.6 miles away); Camp Manufacturing Company (approx. 3.6 miles away); Isle of Wight County Confederate Monument (approx. 3.7 miles away); Isle of Wight County Monument to Confederate Dead (approx. 3.7 miles away); Franklin Memorial Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lyons State Theatre (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Monument (was approx. 3.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Joyner's Ford Marker (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

2. Joyner's Ford Marker (facing east)

Blackwater River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

3. Blackwater River

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,108 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.