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

A Union Advance

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

1. A Union Advance Marker

Inscription. On May 5, 1862 Lt. George A Custer (who in 1876 made his “Last Stand” on the Little Bighorn River in Montana) led a detachment along the roadway here over “Cub Dam Creek” to occupy the Confederate work on the bluff immediately beyond. This maneuver in the Battle of Williamsburg came as the Union Army advanced toward Richmond in the Peninsular Campaign.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1926.

Location. 37° 16.975′ N, 76° 38.478′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in York County. It can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway one mile west of Penniman Road (Virginia Route 641), on the right when traveling east. This marker is located at the Jones Mill Pond turnout. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard.

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Redoubt 12 (approx. half a mile away); Redoubts 12 & 13: The End of the Williamsburg Line (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Vineyard Tract (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fort Magruder (approx. 1.9 miles away); Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Magruder (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Jersey Boys (approx. 2.3 miles away); Battle of Williamsburg (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Vineyard Tract (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Magruder’s Defenses (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has

Colonial Parkway markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

2. Colonial Parkway markers

been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Colonial Parkway. Colonial National Historical Park (Submitted on December 24, 2009.)

2. Jones Mill Pond Dam. Colonial Parkway, Jones Mill Pond Dam, Crossing Jones Mill Pond, Yorktown vicinity, York County, VA. Historic American Engineering Record (HAER VA,100-YORK,18G-) (Submitted on December 24, 2009.)

Jones Mill Pond Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

3. Jones Mill Pond Marker

This mill pond and the mill dam (now covered by the Colonial Parkway) show on Civil War maps, and may have existed in Colonial times.

Jones Mill Pond Dam image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

4. Jones Mill Pond Dam

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,347 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.