Manakin-Sabot in Goochland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

"Dahlgren's Raid"

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 26, 2024

1. "Dahlgren's Raid" Marker

Inscription. On March 1, 1864, Colonel Ulric Dahlgren and 500 Union cavalrymen approached Richmond from the west. Their mission was to free 13,000 Union prisoners of war held on Belle Isle and in Libby Prison. Secret orders also authorized the burning of Richmond and the assassination of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. While in Goochland, they burned this mill and other buildings. Soon after, they were forced to retreat and Dahlgren was killed in an ambush in King and Queen County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 1, 1864.

Location. 37° 37.664′ N, 77° 46.147′ W. Marker is in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is on Dover Road 0.4 miles north of River Road West (Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manakin Sabot VA 23103, 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.

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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: "Dover Steam Mill" (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Dahlgren's Raid (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sabot Hill (approx. 0.9 miles away); James Pleasants (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Union School (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named James Pleasants (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lee's Last Camp (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Lee's Last Camp (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manakin-Sabot.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lee’s Last Bivouac (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Dover Mill. Botello's Adventures website entry (Submitted on August 23, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 26, 2024

2. "Dahlgren's Raid" Marker

Dover Mill Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 26, 2024

3. Dover Mill Ruins

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.