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

Lee's Final Bivouac

April 14, 1865

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

1. Lee's Final Bivouac SCV Marker

Inscription. General Lee, on his journey to Richmond from Appomattox, stopped at Winsor, his brother's farm, to spend the night. But as the house was crowded, he pitched his tent here, the last night he spent under canvas. He took breakfast with the Gilliams, whose property he camped on before proceeding the next day.

Erected by Cocke Camp, SCV.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.

Location. 37° 36.079′ N, 77° 49.699′ 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: Lee's Last Camp (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Lee's Last Camp (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 (approx. 3.3 miles

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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 a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Lee's Final Bivouac SCV Marker on Huguenot Trail (facing west). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

2. Lee's Final Bivouac SCV Marker on Huguenot Trail (facing west).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,272 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.