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|   Duty Above and Beyond - Richmond VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Drewry’s Bluff-While Confederate artillery fire repeatedly struck the USS Galena, three crewmen performed conspicuous acts of gallantry that would earn them the Medal of Honor. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| May 15, 1862—The Battle of Drewry's Bluff - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites When Federal gunboats rounded the distant bend in the James, they entered a shooting gallery. Confederate soldiers and Marines along the riverbanks raked the decks with musket fire. Confederate guns here in the fort opened fire. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| The USS Monitor - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites After its epic duel with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, the Monitor next found fame here at Drewry’s Bluff during the battle on May 15. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Finishing Fort Drewry in U.S. Civil War Sites Drewry’s Bluff- Immediately after the battle, men of Chesterfield County’s own Southside Artillery, along with others, worked to strengthen the fort. The section before you was likely their first project. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view gallerySW0 km | A Perfect Gibraltar - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites After the repulse of the Union Navy on May 15, 1862, Drewry’s Bluff became famous as a tangible symbol of Confederate resistance. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW0.2 km | "A Very Neat Chapel" - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Drewry's Bluff-The little white chapel that stood here was built by soldiers of the garrison and held 150 people. Different ministers came from Richmond each week to preach. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW0.2 km | A Permanent Post - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites By 1863 the Drewry’s Bluff post expanded into a military city. Hundreds of Confederate soldiers, sailors, and Marines camped on these grounds. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view gallerySW0.5 km | Drewry's Bluff - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Drewry’s Bluff 1862-As capital of the Confederate States of America, Richmond, Virginia, became the constant target of Northern armies. It was vulnerable by water as well as by land. Gunboats could navigate the James River all the way to Richmond. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Empty Victory Fort Hoke-1864 - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Here at Fort Hoke a small collection of Virginia artillerists tried valiantly to stop the Union advance. Their fire seriously wounded General E.O.C. Ord, the Union 18th Corps commander. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryE4.2 km | Confederate Bulwark Fort Johnson -1864 - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Fort Johnson was perfectly situated to protect Richmond. From this commanding ridge the Confederate garrison looked out across the treeless landscape that offered an open field of fire for their guns. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryE4.3 km | Confederate Counterattack - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites General Robert E. Lee deplored the loss of Fort Harrison and made immediate efforts to recapture it. Lee himself accompanied a large body of reinforcements from Petersburg on September 29. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryE4.3 km | Fort Harrison Trail - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate soldiers built Fort Harrison on this high point of land as part of their scheme to protect the approaches to Richmond. The Union army seized the fort after heavy fighting in September 1864, altered its appearance, and renamed it. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryE4.3 km | Fort Harrison Trail Fort Harrison - 1862/1864 - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Both Federals and Confederates occupied this fort. Originally these earthworks were part of the 1862 Richmond line of defense. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryE4.3 km | First Park Headquarters - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites This 1930s photograph shows the headquarters for the Richmond Battlefields Park Corporation. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryE4.3 km | Freedom Fighters - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites By November 1864, several thousand African American soldiers, designated as United States Colored Troops or USCT, held Fort Harrison and the nearby earthworks. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/16/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Black Troops Attack at Chaffin’s Farm-Fort Gilmer – 1864 - Henrico VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Confederate Fort Gilmer loomed as a major obstacle to any advance on Richmond. On the afternoon of September 29, 1864, several regiments of black troops stormed these works only to be driven back. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view gallerySE6.3 km | Fort Brady - Richmond National Battlefield Park - Richmond, Virginia in U.S. Civil War Sites Fort Brady was constructed after the capture of Fort Harrison on September 29, 1864 by Federal troops. posted by: gparkes location: Virginia date approved: 07/09/2010 last visited: never |
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| Parker’s Battery Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A small monument, erected by the survivors of Parker’s Battery, emphasizes the importance of this place in their post-Civil War lives. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS8.4 km | Boy Company Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites This prominent battery in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia often went by its nickname, “The Boy Company.” Although the average battery member was 25 years old, the company had several lads between the ages of 14 and 19. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS8.4 km | Howlett Line Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites These earthworks are part of the Confederate defensive position known as the Howlett Line. It was a string of interconnected redoubts and entrenchments that stretched for eight miles. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS8.5 km | Remembrance Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Sometime before 1906, the surviving members of Parker’s Battery erected the small granite monument here to commemorate their fallen comrades, and to emphasize the battery’s participation in the defense of their homes and capital. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryS8.5 km | Parker's Battery Richmond National Battlefield Park - Chester VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Parker’s men improved this earthen redoubt, referred to as a battery, so as to better protect their guns stationed behind its walls. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/17/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Libby Prison-“Hope was all that sustained many.” - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites In the war nearly all Union prisoners in Virginia came though Libby before being distributed to other facilities such as Belle Isle here in Richmond, or Andersonville in Georgia. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/22/2023 last visited: 06/22/2023 |
 view galleryN13 km | First Baptist Church - Richmond, VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A former historic church now is part of the Virginia Commonwealth University. posted by:  bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/24/2016 last visited: 03/24/2016 |
 view galleryN13.2 km | President’s Mansion-White House of the Confederacy - Richmond VA in U.S. Civil War Sites This house was the executive mansion of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family from August 1861 until April 2, 1865. Davis was the Confederacy’s only president. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/22/2023 last visited: 06/22/2023 |
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