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

Lee's Last Camp

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

1. Lee's Last Camp Marker

Inscription. Here Robert E. Lee, riding from Appomattox to Richmond to join his family, pitched his tent for the last time on April 14, 1865. He stopped here to visit his brother, Charles Carter Lee, who lived nearby at Windsor. Not wishing to incommode his brother, Lee camped by the roadside and the next day ended his journey at Richmond.

Erected 1991 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OH-10.)

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 April 14, 1865.

Location. 37° 36.075′ N, 77° 49.687′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. It is on Huguenot Trail (Virginia Route 711) 0.1 miles east of Riverglade Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Powhatan VA 23139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: A different marker also named Lee's Last Camp (here, next to this marker); Lee's Final Bivouac (a few steps from this marker); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); James Pleasants (approx. 2.7 miles away); The 1936 Virginia Prison Recordings

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Dahlgren's Raid (approx. 3½ miles away); Tanglewood Ordinary (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named "Dahlgren's Raid" (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Powhatan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lee’s Last Bivouac (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Lee's Last Camp Marker on Huguenot Trail (facing east). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

2. Lee's Last Camp Marker on Huguenot Trail (facing east).

Lee's Last Camp Pullover on Huguenot Trail (facing west). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

3. Lee's Last Camp Pullover on Huguenot Trail (facing west).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 5,504 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.