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

Nottoway Court House

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

1. Nottoway Court House Marker

Inscription. Near here on 23 June 1864, Confederate Maj. Gen. W. H. F. "Rooney" Lee positioned his cavalrymen between those of Union generals August V. Kautz and James H. Wilson, who were riding toward Burkeville. The resulting engagement, according to Wilson, was one of the hottest of the war. Gen. U. S. Grant passed by here on 5 April 1865 with part of his army, in pursuit of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Here Grant received word that Lt. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan was at Jetersville, blocking Lee's line of retreat southward and forcing him west toward Farmville and then Appomattox Court House.

Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-170.)

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 5, 1865.

Location. 37° 8.16′ N, 78° 4.921′ W. Marker is near Crewe, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is on Colonial Trail (U.S. 460) near Old Nottoway Road (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling east. The marker is on

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the eastbound exit ramp from the Route 460 Bypass to Route 460 Business. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crewe VA 23930, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

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 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: Nottoway Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1370 (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mt. Nebo Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lottie Moon (approx. 3.4 miles away); Roger Atkinson Pryor (approx. 3.8 miles away); Crewe (approx. 3.8 miles away); Peter Francisco:

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

2. Nottoway Court House Marker

Washington's One Man Army (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crewe.

Other markers no longer nearby. Nottoway Court House (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed); Mount Nebo Church (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Battle of Nottoway (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Battle of Nottoway (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Nottoway County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on May 23, 2010.)

Nottoway County Court House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

3. Nottoway County Court House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,662 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on May 13, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.