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

39th Illinois Veteran Volunteers

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 1, 2009

1. 39th Illinois Veteran Volunteers Marker

Inscription. On 16 Aug. 1864, Federal infantry stormed Confederate earthworks nearby, in the Second Battle of Deep Bottom. The 39th Illinois helped lead the assault. Pvt. Henry M. Hardenbergh, of Bremen Township, the color bearer, served in Co. G, called the "Preacher's Company" because it was recruited by a minister. Wounded during the charge, Hardenbergh captured the flag of the 10th Alabama Inf. Regt. after mortally wounding its color sergeant. The Confederates soon recaptured the works and drove the Union force back to its bridgehead at Deep Bottom. Hardenbergh was awarded the Medal of Honor and a lieutenant's commission.

Erected 1995 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-72.)

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 August 16, 1864.

Location. 37° 27.022′ N, 77° 17.227′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on Darbytown Road 0.1 miles east of Yahley Mill Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 4500 Darbytown Rd, Henrico VA 23231, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 48th Alabama Regiment Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second Battle of Deep Bottom (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Second Battle of Deep Bottom (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Second Battle of Deep Bottom (approx. ¼ mile away); Darby House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Sad Reunion (approx. 1.7 miles away); Pleasants v. Pleasants (approx. 1.9 miles away); Poplar Springs Baptist Church

Darbytown Road (facing west). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 1, 2009

2. Darbytown Road (facing west).

(approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Also see . . .
1. Henry M. Hardenbergh. (Submitted on May 1, 2009.)
2. Hardenbergh, Henry M. Congressional Medal of Honor Society (Submitted on May 1, 2009.)

3. Richmond Battlefields Association. This local battlefield preservation group has saved 60 acres of the Second Deep Bottom Battlefield (Fussell's Mill). (Submitted on June 20, 2013.)

Darbytown Road (facing east). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 1, 2009

3. Darbytown Road (facing east).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,998 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on November 10, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.