Lynchburg Defenses
Posted by: 
garmin_geek
N 37° 25.456 W 079° 07.565
17S E 665810 N 4143587
Virginia Historical Highway Marker R-4.
Waymark Code: WM9M6Y
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2010
Views: 4
During the Civil War, a line of trenches and fortified artillery positions extending past here were built late in 1863 to defend Lynchburg against attack from the north. Brig. Gen. Francis T. Nicholls was responsible for ensuring that the local militia, invalids, and convalescents properly manned the fortifications. On 12 June 1864, Nicholls ordered the local militia and invalids into these lines to repel a possible advance by Federal cavalry commanded by Brig. Gen. Alfred Duffié, but the Federals altered their course to Lexington. Soon after, the Confederates moved into defense works south of the city to face Maj. Gen. David Hunter's assault on 17-18 June 1864.
Marker Number: R-4
Marker Title: Lynchburg Defenses
Marker Location: Colony Road
County or Independent City: Amherst County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
|
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|