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

Grant’s Supply Line

 
 
Grant's Supply Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., November 18, 2007
1. Grant's Supply Line Marker
Inscription. The Fredericksburg Road, present-day Route 208, was the Army of the Potomac's supply line during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. For two weeks in May 1864, wagons shuttled back and forth along the road between the Union army and its supply base at Belle Plains on the Potomac River. Thousands of Confederate prisoners and wounded Union soldiers made their way to the rear along this road. As the Union army continued south toward Richmond, it shifted its supply base from Belle Plains to Port Royal, and abandoned the Fredericksburg Road about 21 May.
 
Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-40.)
 
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 series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1864.
 
Location. 38° 14.74′ N, 77° 31.421′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. Marker is at the intersection of Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 208) and Leavells Road, on the right when traveling south on Courthouse Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10601 Leavells Rd, Fredericksburg VA 22407, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Family Burying Ground (approx. 1.1 miles away);
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A Place Called Loriella (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cosmo Gordon (approx. 1.2 miles away); Going Home to Glory (approx. 1.3 miles away); Start of Sheridan's Raid (approx. 1½ miles away); Stuart (approx. 1½ miles away); Cox House (approx. 2 miles away); The Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
 
Grant's Supply Line Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., November 18, 2007
2. Grant's Supply Line Marker
View is to the northeast.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,382 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.

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