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

Dahlgren's Raid

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

1. Dahlgren's Raid Marker

Inscription. Here Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, Union cavalryman, coming from the north, turned east. Dahlgren, who acted in concert with Kilpatrick, left Stevensburg, Culpeper County, on February 28, 1864, and moved toward the James River, tearing up the Virginia Central Railroad near Frederick's Hall. He went on toward Richmond, burning mills and barns.

Erected 1931 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number SA-14.)

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 February 28, 1864.

Location. 37° 37.284′ N, 77° 46.134′ W. Marker is near Goochland, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is at the intersection of River Road West (Virginia Route 6) and Dover Road, on the right when traveling west on River Road West. 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

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named "Dahlgren's Raid" (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Dover Steam Mill" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sabot Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); James Pleasants (approx. 2.2 miles away); First Union School (approx. 2½ miles away); Lee's Last Camp (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Lee's Last Camp (approx. 3½ miles away); Lee's Final Bivouac (approx. 3½ miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lee’s Last Bivouac (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

River Road & Dover Road (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

2. River Road & Dover Road (facing east)

Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 23, 2014

3. Dahlgren's Raid Marker

Ulric Dahlgren image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

4. Ulric Dahlgren

From Memoir of Ulric Dahlgren, by John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren, 1872.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,402 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on January 12, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 4. submitted on November 15, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.