Near Franklin in Isle of Wight County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Blackwater Line - Franklin

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

1. Blackwater Line - Franklin Marker

Inscription. A major Blackwater River crossing was located here at Franklin during the Civil War. Confederate forces guarded the crossing from 1862 to the end of the war as part of the Blackwater defensive line. Several skirmishes were fought around the pontoon bridge here in 1862 and 1863. During the morning 11 April 1863, Confederate Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood's division crossed the river on the bridge on its way to aid Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's seige of Suffolk. Hood's division recrossed here on 4 May 1863 after the end of the siege.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number UT-20.)

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 11, 1863.

Location. 36° 40.901′ N, 76° 55.026′ W. Marker is near Franklin, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County. It is on Carrsville Highway (U.S. 258), on the right when traveling north. Located between East Street and Jamestown Lane (County Road 691) northeast side of Blackwater River. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 485 Carrsville Hwy, Franklin VA 23851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

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 walking distance of this marker: Camp Manufacturing Company (here, next to this marker); Lyons State Theatre (approx. half a mile away); The Flood of September 1999 (approx. half a mile away); Franklin (approx. half a mile away); The Age of Gasoline (approx. half a mile away); Recovery and Progress (approx. half a mile away); War Comes to the Blackwater (approx. half a mile away); "Can't Is Not in the Camp's Vocabulary" (approx. half a mile

Blackwater Line - Franklin Marker seen looking north along US 258 / 58 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

2. Blackwater Line - Franklin Marker seen looking north along US 258 / 58

away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. see the relationship, marker shown.

Blackwater Line - Franklin Marker (r) shares location with Camp Manufacturing Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013

3. Blackwater Line - Franklin Marker (r) shares location with Camp Manufacturing Company Marker

Blackwater river bridge seen here in distant background

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,241 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 28, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.