Emporia, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Hicksford Raid

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

1. Hicksford Raid Marker

Inscription. On 7 Dec. 1864, Union Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren led 28,000 men south from Petersburg to destroy the Petersburg Railroad between Stony Creek and the Meherrin River railroad bridge at Hicksford, thereby severing the Confederate supply line. Two days later, here at Hicksford, a Confederate force under Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton and Maj. Gen. W. H. Fitzhugh Lee confronted him. To avert the capture of the railroad bridge, Hampton and Lee ordered it burned, but Union gunfire drove off the firing party. On 10 Dec., Warren withdrew and the Confederates quickly repaired 17 miles of the railroad.

Erected 1995 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number UM-46.)

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 7, 1864.

Location. 36° 41.446′ N, 77° 32.439′ W. Marker is in Emporia, Virginia. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 301) 0.2 miles north of Battery Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Emporia VA 23847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southside Virginia

and specifically in Central Virginia.

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 walking distance of this marker: Tarleton's Movements (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Meherrin River Trail

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(about 500 feet away); Fearnought (about 500 feet away); John Day (about 700 feet away); Hicksford Raid Monument (about 800 feet away); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Emporia – Greensville Veteran War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Benjamin D. Tillar, Jr. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emporia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Butts Tavern (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

North Main Street (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

2. North Main Street (facing north)

Nearby Meherrin River RR Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

3. Nearby Meherrin River RR Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,517 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.