Into the Bottle
Posted by: 
johnjm99
N 37° 22.801 W 077° 25.340
18S E 285530 N 4139783
Virginia terrain aids Confederate forces.
Waymark Code: WM8AP
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2006
Views: 16
The Union Army of the James, retiring across Proctor's Creek in this vicinity after the battle of Drewery's Bluff, May 16, 1864, turned east into the peninsula between the James and Appomattox Rivers, where it was "bottled" by Confederate Forces.
Marker Number: S 12
Marker Title: Into the "Bottle"
Marker Location: Route 1 at 288
County or Independent City: Chesterfield
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia State Library 1965
Web Site: Not listed
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