White Oak Swamp - Sandston VA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 37° 28.148 W 077° 12.548
18S E 304641 N 4149208
Here on June 30, 1862, “Stonewall” Jackson’s command, pursuing McClellan’s army was halted by fire from troops of Franklin’s corps posted across the stream.
Waymark Code: WM13529
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Turtle3863
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White Oak Swamp-Richmond Battlefields-Erected by Richmond Battlefield Markers Association. (Marker Number 14.) Here on June 30, 1862, “Stonewall” Jackson’s command, pursuing McClellan’s army was halted by fire from troops of Franklin’s corps posted across the stream. Failing to effect a crossing, Jackson could not participate in the converging attacks Lee planned to deliver that day near Glendale.

LOCATION: Marker is near Sandston, Virginia, in Henrico County. Marker is on Elko Road (County Route 156), on the right when traveling south. Post office area: Sandston VA 23150
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