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

Lee's Last Camp

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

1. Lee's Last Camp Marker

Inscription. Here Robert E. Lee, riding from Appomattox to Richmond to join his family, pitched his tent for the last time on April 14, 1865. He stopped here to visit his brother, Charles Carter Lee, who lived nearby at Windsor. Not wishing to incommode his brother, Lee camped by the roadside and the next day ended his journey at Richmond.

Erected 1991 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OH-10.)

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 month for this entry is April 1862.

Location. 37° 36.075′ N, 77° 49.687′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. Marker is on Huguenot Trail (Virginia Route 711) 0.1 miles east of Riverglade Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Powhatan VA 23139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lee’s Last Bivouac (here, next to this marker); Lee's Final Bivouac (a few steps from this marker); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); James Pleasants (approx. 2.7 miles away); The 1936 Virginia Prison Recordings

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Dahlgren's Raid (approx. 3½ miles away); Tanglewood Ordinary (approx. 3.7 miles away); Sabot Hill (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Powhatan.

Lee's Last Camp Marker on Huguenot Trail (facing east). image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

2. Lee's Last Camp Marker on Huguenot Trail (facing east).

Lee's Last Camp Pullover on Huguenot Trail (facing west). image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

3. Lee's Last Camp Pullover on Huguenot Trail (facing west).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,239 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.