Confederate Defenses
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Virginia Historical Highway Marker C-21.
Waymark Code: WM9AN2
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2010
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Confederate Defenses C-21
Here, while the Confederate army camped at Centreville, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston built strong fortifications in the winter of 1861-1862. In Feb. 1862, President Jefferson Davis ordered Johnston to evacuate them and move his army closer to Richmond, the Confederate capital. Outnumbered by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, Johnston complied. On 10 March, McClellan found "Quaker cannon," logs painted black, in the abandoned trenches to deceive his scouts. McClellan, believing that he was outnumbered, already had planned to attack Richmond from the east instead of the north, via the Peninsula between the James and York Rivers
Marker Number: C-21
Marker Title: Confederate Defenses
Marker Location: 14200 Saint Germain Drive, Centreville, VA
County or Independent City: Fairfax County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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