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Inside Fort Darling (Drewry’s Bluff) image, Touch for more information
By Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007
Inside Fort Darling (Drewry’s Bluff)
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1 Virginia, Chesterfield County, Richmond — Drewry’s BluffRichmond Battlefield — Richmond Nat’l Battlefield Pk – 1862/64 —
The presence of the Confederate bastion here at Drewry’s Bluff was one reason that most of the Civil War action around Richmond occurred north of the James River. Strong earthen fortifications and river obstructions, erected in 1862, effectively . . . Map (db m15080) HM
2 Virginia, Chesterfield County, Richmond — Drewry’s Bluff TrailRichmond National Battlefield Park
Along this trail the first shots were fired in the campaign to capture Richmond that would last from 1862 to 1865. This one-half mile trail will take you to the Confederate fort named Fort Drewry by southerners and Fort Darling by the Federals. On . . . Map (db m15169) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 28, 2024