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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sutherland, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Dinwiddie County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Dinwiddie County, VA (162) Amelia County, VA (44) Brunswick County, VA (51) Chesterfield County, VA (230) Greensville County, VA (7) Nottoway County, VA (50) Petersburg Ind. City, VA (154) Prince George County, VA (60) Sussex County, VA (25)  DinwiddieCounty(162) Dinwiddie County (162)  AmeliaCounty(44) Amelia County (44)  BrunswickCounty(51) Brunswick County (51)  ChesterfieldCounty(230) Chesterfield County (230)  GreensvilleCounty(7) Greensville County (7)  NottowayCounty(50) Nottoway County (50)  (154) Petersburg (154)  PrinceGeorgeCounty(60) Prince George County (60)  SussexCounty(25) Sussex County (25)
Dinwiddie is the county seat for Dinwiddie County
Sutherland is in Dinwiddie County
      Dinwiddie County (162)  
ADJACENT TO DINWIDDIE COUNTY
      Amelia County (44)  
      Brunswick County (51)  
      Chesterfield County (230)  
      Greensville County (7)  
      Nottoway County (50)  
      Petersburg (154)  
      Prince George County (60)  
      Sussex County (25)  
 
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1 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — K-313 — Appomattox Campaign (Sutherland Station)
At Sutherland Station, on 2 Apr. 1865, the Confederates made a last attempt to maintain control of the South Side Railroad. Confederate Maj. Gen. Henry Heth organized the defense before returning to the main line in Petersburg. Brig. Gen. John R. . . . Map (db m6155) HM
2 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — K-308 — Col. John Banister(1734-1788)
John Banister, Revolutionary leader, is buried one mile to the south. A tobacco planter and entrepreneur, Banister operated sawmills and flour mills near Petersburg. He lived at Battersea, an architecturally distinguished house about 10 miles east . . . Map (db m180072) HM
3 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — K-308 — Colonel John Banister Reported permanently removed
One mile to the south is the site of Hatcher's Run Plantation and the grave site of Col. John Banister (D. 1787), first mayor of Petersburg and prosperous entrepreneur. Banister represented Dinwiddie County in the House of Burgesses (1765-1775) and . . . Map (db m19007) HM
4 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — K-305 — Engagement at Sutherland Station
On the morning of 2 Apr. 1865, Union forces arrived here by way of Clairborne Road and found Maj. Gen. Henry Heth’s Confederate division entrenched on Cox Road. During the day, Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles’s division made three distinct assaults . . . Map (db m15547) HM
5 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — Fork Inn
Built in 1803 by Fendall Chiles Sutherland (1770-1833) and Elizabeth Traylor Sutherland (1785-1864), the Sutherland homestead also served as a stagecoach stop, inn, and tavern. The first post office in southside Virginia was established here in . . . Map (db m15550) HM
6 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — 16 — Rocky Branch SchoolSutherland, Virginia — Dinwiddie County — Reported permanently removed
In 1911 a group of Dinwiddie County’s African-American residents established the Rocky Branch School in Sutherland. The school was a typical two-room schoolhouse. It had been moved from original location across from Ocran Methodist Church on . . . Map (db m26833) HM
7 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — DN2 — Rocky Branch SchoolSutherland, Virginia — Dinwiddie County —
In 1911 a group of Dinwiddie County's African American residents established the Rocky Branch School in Sutherland. The school was a typical two-room schoolhouse. It had been moved from its original location across the Ocran Methodist Church . . . Map (db m180077) HM
8 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — Sutherland StationLee's Retreat — April 2, 1865 —
Confederate troops formed a battle line along Cox Road to protect the South Side Railroad, but were overwhelmed after three attacks. This engagement enabled Grant’s forces to sever Lee’s last supply line, causing him to abandon Petersburg that . . . Map (db m6074) HM
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9 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — Sutherland StationConfederate Defense Crumbles — Lee’s Retreat —
The Union attack that broke the back of the Confederate defense of Petersburg and forced Gen. Robert E. Lee to evacuate the Army of Northern Virginia from the city happened here April 2, 1865. You are standing at the end of the Confederate right . . . Map (db m155211) HM
10 Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Sutherland — The Battle of SutherlandApril 2, 1865
Dedicated in sacred memory to those valiant Confederates who remained steadfast to the end, and who gave their last full measure of devotion in defense of their homeland. Here the Confederates, under the Generals Wilcox and Heth, made a gallant . . . Map (db m180078) HM WM
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024