Empty Victory Fort Hoke-1864 - Henrico VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 25.060 W 077° 23.148
18S E 288871 N 4143878
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.
Waymark Code: WM134MB
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2020
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Empty Victory-Fort Hoke-1864--Fort Hoke Unit of the Richmond National Battlefield Park--After capturing Fort Harrison on September 29, 1864, Union troops continued their attack against the Confederate lines that connected Fort Harrison to the James River. 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.
Ord’s men overwhelmed the Confederate defenders, then occupied the fort until orders arrived to withdraw back to Fort Harrison. Fort Hoke then became the southern anchor for a new Confederate defensive line that protected Richmond until the capital was evacuated in April 1865.
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