Lee’s Mill Earthworks
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 10.173 W 076° 33.834
18S E 361155 N 4114826
These earthworks were part of General John B. Magruder’s second line of defense. At this site on April 5, 1862, Confederate General Lafayette McLaw’s four companies of the Tenth Georgia.
Waymark Code: WM126ZH
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2020
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Lee’s Mill Earthworks-These earthworks were part of General John B. Magruder’s second line of defense. At this site on April 5, 1862, Confederate General Lafayette McLaw’s four companies of the Tenth Georgia with Captain Joseph B. Cosnahan’s two batteries stopped the advance of Union General William F. “Baldy” Smith’s two divisions of the Fourth Army Corps and Captain Charles C. Wheeler’s six batteries. Several skirmishes and engagements occurred here between April 5 and May 4, 1862 at which time the Confederate forces abandoned the earthworks and withdrew to Williamsburg.
Marker Number: W-71
Marker Title: Lee’s Mill Earthworks
Marker Location: Warwick Blvd. (U.S. 60)
County or Independent City: Newport News
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Conservation and Historic Resources.
Web Site: Not listed
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