Hicksford Raid
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N 36° 41.437 W 077° 32.444
18S E 273001 N 4063560
This marker deals with a Union raid to detroy the Petersburg Railroad in December 1864. The raid was mostly sucessful, but the Union damage was quickly repaired by the Confederates.
Waymark Code: WMMK6
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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HICKSFORD RAID
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On 7 Dec. 1864 Union Maj. Gen. Gouverneur
K. Warren lead 28,000 men south from
Petersburg to destroy the Petersburg Railroad
between Stony Creek and the Meherrin
River railroad bridge at Hicksford, thereby
severing the Confederate supply line. Two
days later, here at Hicksford, a Confederate
force under Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton and
Maj. Gen. W.H. Fitzhugh Lee confronted him.
To avert the capture of the railroad bridge
Hampton and Lee ordered it burned, but
Union gunfire drove off the firing party. On
10 Dec., Warren withdrew and the Confederates
quickly repaired 17 miles of the railroad.


A Civil War Trails marker at the Village View mansion south of here covers the raid in more detail.

Marker Number: UM-46

Marker Title: Hicksford Raid

Marker Location: U.S. Hwy. 301

County or Independent City: Emporia

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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