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Historical Markers in Wylliesburg, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Charlotte 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 Charlotte County, VA (50) Appomattox County, VA (77) Campbell County, VA (22) Halifax County, VA (40) Lunenburg County, VA (23) Mecklenburg County, VA (39) Prince Edward County, VA (98)  CharlotteCounty(50) Charlotte County (50)  AppomattoxCounty(77) Appomattox County (77)  CampbellCounty(22) Campbell County (22)  HalifaxCounty(40) Halifax County (40)  LunenburgCounty(23) Lunenburg County (23)  MecklenburgCounty(39) Mecklenburg County (39)  PrinceEdwardCounty(98) Prince Edward County (98)
Charlotte Court House is the county seat for Charlotte County
Wylliesburg is in Charlotte County
      Charlotte County (50)  
ADJACENT TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY
      Appomattox County (77)  
      Campbell County (22)  
      Halifax County (40)  
      Lunenburg County (23)  
      Mecklenburg County (39)  
      Prince Edward County (98)  
 
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1 Virginia, Charlotte County, Wylliesburg — M-9 — Paul Carrington
Member of House of Burgesses, 1765-1775, of Virginia conventions, 1774-1788, including Constitutional Conventions, of first Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. A founder of Hampden-Sydney College. Lived and is buried at Mulberry Hill nearby.Map (db m31864) HM
2 Virginia, Charlotte County, Wylliesburg — F-80 — Roanoke Plantation
Nine miles west is Roanoke, home of John Randolph, a member of the House of Representatives for many years, and Senator. Randolph at first was Jefferson's lieutenant and later on an opponent and critic, but he never lost the love of his . . . Map (db m31860) HM
3 Virginia, Charlotte County, Wylliesburg — F-82 — Staunton Bridge Action Reported permanently removed
The railroad bridge over Staunton River, nine miles west, was held by a body of Confederate reserves and citizens from Halifax, Charlotte and Mecklenburg counties against Union cavalry raiding to destroy railroads, June 25, 1864. When the Unionists . . . Map (db m31862) HM
4 Virginia, Charlotte County, Wylliesburg — F-82 — Staunton Bridge Action Reported damaged
On 22 June 1864, more than 5,000 Union cavalrymen under Brig. Gens. James Wilson and August Kautz left Petersburg, newly under siege, to cut Confederate supply lines. Moving along the South Side and Richmond & Danville Railroads, they tore up track . . . Map (db m182492) HM
5 Virginia, Charlotte County, Wylliesburg — FR-28 — The War of 1812 / War of 1812 Opposition — John Randolph
The War of 1812. Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of America's War of 1812 with the British, which lasted until 1815. Beginning in 1813, Virginians suffered from a British . . . Map (db m107493) HM
6 Virginia, Charlotte County, Wylliesburg — WylliesburghFirst Rest — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
In June 1864, to deny General Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side Railroad and the Richmond and Danville Railroad, General Ulysses S. Grant sent General James H. Wilson and General August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destroy . . . Map (db m40791) HM
 
 
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Mar. 18, 2024