Naval Actions on Wilton Creek and the Rappahannock River - Hartfield VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 32.943 W 076° 24.435
18S E 375691 N 4156713
The marker is near 346 General Puller Highway, Hartfield VA 23071. Erected in 2011 by the Department of Historic Resources.
Waymark Code: WM18G3V
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2023
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Naval Actions on Wilton Creek and the Rappahannock River-
In Aug. 1863, Confederate Navy Lt. John Taylor Wood, moving overland with boarding cutters carried on modified wagons and a contingent of 82 men, embarked on an expedition to attack Union ships. At Wilton Creek, Wood and his men repulsed forces from the Union gunboat General Putnam in a skirmish on 17 Aug. Shifting operations north to the Rappahannock River, his boarding parties surprised and captured Union gunboats, Reliance and Satellite, anchored off Windmill Point in an early morning raid on 22 Aug. The third raid of its kind by Wood, a grandson of Pres. Zachary Taylor, it was also the most successful.
Marker Number: OC 43
Marker Title: Naval Actions on Wilton Creek and the Rappahannock River
Marker Location: General Puller Highway, Hartfield VA
County or Independent City: Middlesex County
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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