Dahlgren's Raid
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bluesnote
N 37° 37.284 W 077° 46.134
18S E 255629 N 4167416
This is one of many markers along Route 6.
Waymark Code: WMN47G
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2014
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The plaque says, "Here Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, Union cavalryman, coming from the north, turned east. Dahlgren, who acted in concert with Kilpatrick, left Stevensburg, Culpeper County, on February 28, 1864, and moved toward the James River, tearing up the Virginia Central Railroad near Frederick's Hall. He went on toward Richmond, burning mills and barns."
Marker Number: SA 14
Marker Title: Dahlgren's Raid
Marker Location: Route 6
County or Independent City: Goochland
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission
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