Jarratt in Sussex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Jarratt's Station

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

1. Jarratt's Station Marker

Inscription. On 8 May 1864 Jarratt's Station, a nearby depot on the Petersburg Railroad, was the subject of a Union cavalry raid. Brig. Gen. August V. Kautz led his division on a series of raids in early May to cut the railroad from Petersburg to Weldon, North Carolina. Kautz's cavalry tore up the road in several locations, destroyed bridges, and burned the depot at Jarratt's Station on 8 May. The raids slowed the flow of supplies to Lee's army in Richmond and Petersburg.

Erected 1991 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number UM-12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • 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 May 8, 1864.

Location. 36° 48.795′ N, 77° 28.001′ W. Marker is in Jarratt, Virginia, in Sussex County. It is at the intersection of Jarratt Avenue and South Halifax Road, on the right when traveling west on Jarratt Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jarratt VA 23867, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Halifax Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sussex County / Greensville County

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(approx. 4.1 miles away); Jones Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Double Bridges (approx. 6.8 miles away); Nottoway River Crossings (approx. 6.9 miles away); Greensville County Training School (approx. 8.8 miles away); Memorial League WWI Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); Hunting Quarter Baptist Church (approx. 8.9 miles away).

Jarratt's Station Marker (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

2. Jarratt's Station Marker (facing west)

Jarratt's Station Marker (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

3. Jarratt's Station Marker (facing east)

Nearby wartime home of William Nicholas Jarratt image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 17, 2011

4. Nearby wartime home of William Nicholas Jarratt

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,472 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on January 18, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.