Greater Richmond Area

Last Update: 20/JUNE/2026

Compiled by Pete Payette - Š2026 American Forts Network

Early Richmond Forts
(1609, 1610, 1637, 1676, 1685), Richmond
Early colonial settlements included Capt. Francis West's Fort (aka Fort West (1)) (1609), near South 9th Street, and Fort Nonsuch (or None Such) (1609), established by Capt. John Smith at the Indian palisaded Powhatan Town, on the north bank of the James River, probably near Almond Creek ("Powhatan" state marker located on Osborne Turnpike just south of Oakland Road). These were abandoned after Monacan Indian raids. Lord De La Warr's Fort was established on the opposite (south) bank in 1610 by Governor Thomas West. It too was soon abandoned. A trading post was later established at the site of Fort West in 1637.

The second settlement attempt of the area, James River Fort (1676), was a fortified community and trading post on the south bank of the James River (Manchester) near Goode Creek, established by William Byrd I. It was refortified in 1685. Richmond as a city was founded in 1737.

Fort Charles (2)
(1645 - 1649 ?), Richmond
A VA colonial militia fort built near the head of navigation on the James River somewhere below the falls. Dismantled for the lumber soon after its use ended.

Westham Arsenal
(1779 - 1781), Westham
A major state militia supply depot located on the north bank of the James River at Westham Creek. It was the target of the 1781 British raid under turncoat General Benedict Arnold, in which all the remaining supplies not removed west were destroyed. The depot was not rebuilt after the war. The town, originally named Beverly, was founded in 1752. "British Invasion of Richmond" state marker located on Broad Street at Patrick Henry Park.

Camp Mitchell
(1812), Richmond
A VA state militia training camp. Undetermined location.

Militia troops were encamped near Malvern Hill (Henrico County) sometime during the War of 1812.

Richmond Civil War Camps
(Civil War Richmond by Mike Gorman)
(1860 - 1865), Richmond
Camp Lee (1) (1860 - 1864), aka Camp Hermitage, located at the new State Fairgrounds (after 1859) (aka Central or Hermitage Fairgrounds) north of Broad Street along Lehigh Street, just north of the present-day Science Museum of Virginia (former Broad Street Railroad Station). This was a major state militia training camp, and was also used by troops from several other states as an assembly camp early in the war. Became a Confederate prisoner/parolee exchange camp in 1863. Became a Union parole camp in 1865 (Camp Ord ?), and later a freedman's camp for former slaves. Traces of earthworks still existed until 2014, when the site became part of the new Washington Redskins football summer training facility.
Camp Cobb (1861), located at the racetrack at the new State Fairgrounds. The 16th Regiment Georgia Infantry, and Cobb's Legion (Georgia), Infantry and Cavalry Battalions, were here in August-September 1861.
Camp Miller (August 1861) (Company E, Cobb's Legion (Georgia), Infantry Battalion), near the city, apparently a separate site from Camp Cobb. This unit arrived later then the bulk of the Legion troops, and had to be temporarily accommodated somewhere else. They most likely relocated to Camp Cobb after several days. Undetermined location.
Camp Winder (1) (1861), a major state training and assembly center located just east of present-day William Byrd Park, bounded by present-day Winder, Amelia, and Hampton Streets, and Allen Avenue. Many units from several other states were also here at various times early in the war. Became a hospital camp in May 1862. Became a Union parole camp in 1865 known as Camp Grant.
Camp Toombs (1) (1861), a camp of Toombs' Brigade located near the city reservoir, probably the same location as Camp Winder (1). The Troup Artillery (Georgia) was here in July 1861.
Camp Reservoir, located near the city reservoir two miles west of the city center. The 12th Regiment Georgia Infantry was here in June-July 1861. The 16th Regiment Georgia Infantry was briefly here in July 1861 before transferring to Camp Cobb.
Camp Dimmock (1861), undetermined location ("beyond the city reservoir") west of William Byrd Park. One source mentions "at Shield's Spring".
Camp Jackson (1) (1861), an artillery recruitment camp on the John Shield Farm on tbe west side of town beyond Hollywood Cemetery. Became a Union parole camp in 1865. Site bounded by present-day Idlewood Avenue, Jacquelin Street, Allen Avenue, and Lombardy Street.
An unnamed CSA muster-in camp (1861) was located at Western Square (present-day Monroe Park, formerly the old State Fairgrounds before 1859), later becoming the barracks and drill ground of the Richmond City Guard (Fort Stuart), and later in 1864 as the (Fort) Stuart Military Hospital. Became a Union parole camp in 1865 known as Camp Winthrop.
Camp Davis (1) (1861), a state camp of instruction located "near" the city (undetermined location). The 13th (Ector's) Regiment Georgia Infantry was here in July-August 1861.
Camp at Howard's Grove (1861), located one mile from the city at Howard's Grove, bounded by present-day Mechanicsville Turnpike, Coalter Street, Redd Street, and "Q" Street. Several units were here, including 11 companies of the 8th Regiment Georgia Infantry (May-June 1861), and the 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry (June 1861). Other states' units were also here. An unspecified Arkansas infantry unit was here until June 1861, whereupon the camp was renamed Camp Georgia (3) when the only units left were from Georgia. The 2nd Regiment Georgia Infantry was here in July-August 1861. This camp was later used as a hospital camp after June 1862.
Camp at Oakwood Cemetery (June-August 1862) (11th Battalion Georgia Light Artillery), located at Oakwood Cemetery on Oakwood Ave. at East Richmond Road.
Camp Strawberry (July 1862) (21st Regiment Georgia Infantry), located within two miles of the city, possibly on Strawberry Hill. Also spelled Strurbury (?) in one source.
Camp Williams (1865), a Union occupation camp and hospital at Buchanan Springs, around Harrison Street, north of Broad Street. Previously a CSA hospital (Buchanan Hospital).
Camp Elba (1865), a Union camp on the grounds of the "Elba" estate of John Minor Botts, near Buchanan Springs.
Camp Casey (1865), a Union hospital and camp at the Richmond College grounds, previously used as the CSA Richmond College Hospital (aka Louisiana General Hospital), located at Lombardy and Grace Streets (now University of Richmond).
Camp Terrill (1865), a Union occupation camp and hospital (unknown location).
Belle Isle Prison Camp, a POW camp for Union enlisted troops. An extant Confederate gun battery is located on the hill at the western end of the island. Several markers are located along a walking trail around the island.

Located in Henrico County:
Camp Battalion (1) (July 1862) (Cobb's Legion (Georgia), Cavalry Battalion), located three miles north of the city.
Camp at Christian's Farm (June 1862) (Cobb's Legion (Georgia)), located on a Mrs. Christian's farm property northeast of the city.
Camp Clover (2) (May-June 1862) (16th and 24th Regiments Georgia Infantry, and Cobb's Legion (Georgia)), located on the south bank of the Chickahominy River, about four miles below the Mechanicsville Bridge (present-day US 360).
Camp Comfort (June 1862) (16th and 24th Regiments Georgia Infantry, and Cobb's Legion (Georgia), Infantry Battalion), located at the "Burnt Tavern" on Nine Mile Road (present-day VA 33), about four miles east of the city (probably near Highland Springs), and two miles from Christian's Farm.
Camp Fairfield (1861), located at the Fairfield Race Course, 2.5 miles from the city center. Various units were here, including the 6th Regiment Georgia Infantry (June 1861), the 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry (May-June 1861), the 20th Regiment Georgia Infantry (June-July 1861), and the 21st Regiment Georgia Infantry (June-August 1861).
Camp Flora (July 1862) (16th Regiment Georgia Infantry), located near the city (undetermined location).
Camp Hardtimes (1) (July 1862) (Cobb's Legion (Georgia)), located near the city (undetermined location).
Camp Hill (2) (1862), camp of Toombs' Brigade, located near New Market, about four miles from Malvern Hill and two miles from the James River, and seven or eight miles from Camp McIntosh. The 15th Regiment Georgia Infantry was here in July-August 1862.
Camp Jones (1) (June 1861) (20th Regiment Georgia Infantry), located near the city (undetermined location).
Camp McIntosh (July and August 1862) (15th Regiment Georgia Infantry), located on Darbytown Road near a spring, about two miles below the city.
Camp Meadow (June and July 1862) (Cobb's Legion (Georgia), Cavalry Battalion), located three miles north of the city. The battalion was in and out of this camp several times.
Camp Meredith (June 1861) (Company D, 10th Regiment Georgia Infantry), located near the city (undetermined location).
Camp News (October 1864 - January 1865), camp of Anderson's Brigade, which included the 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, and 59th Regiments Georgia Infantry. Located about five miles from the city, within the Confederate lines.
Camp Phillips (August 1862) (Phillips' Legion (Georgia), Cavalry Battalion), located a few miles from the city (undetermined location).
Camp Ripley (1862), camp of Ripley's Brigade, located on the Petersburg Road just south of the city (undetermined location, possibly in Chesterfield County). The 4th and 44th Regiments Georgia Infantry were here in July-August 1862.
Camp Toombs (5) (May 1862) camp of Toombs' Brigade, located on Meadows' Ridge near the Chickahominy River (near Savage Station ?). The 1st Georgia Regulars, the 2nd, 15th, 17th, and 20th Regiments Georgia Infantry were here at that time.
Camp Vallambrosa (May 1862) (Troup Artillery (Georgia), and Cobb's Legion (Georgia), Infantry Battalion), located on the Mechanicsville Turnpike (present-day US 360) about three miles from the city, on the Wilkins' Farm.
Camp Young (June 1862) (Company I, Cobb's Legion (Georgia), Cavalry Battalion), located two and one-half miles from the city, in an oak grove (undetermined location).

Civil War Defenses of Richmond
(Civil War Richmond by Mike Gorman)
(1862 - 1865), Richmond
Richmond was surrounded by three defensive fortification rings beginning in 1862. The Outer Defense Line circled about five miles out on the north and east sides of the city, for a total linear length of about 65 miles. Chickahominy Bluff (NPS site) (Fort Johnson (1) ? (aka Fort #10)) has three two-gun earthwork batteries remaining (state marker on US 360); and the preserved remnants of Brook Hill Fort (three guns) are located along Upham Brook Run north of the present city line at Brook Hill in the Brook Run shopping center (state marker and monument on US 1 (Brook Rd.) about 0.25 mile north of I-95, adjacent to an additional line of earthworks running east through a heavily wooded area). An "Outer Defense" state marker is located on Broad Street (US 250) just north of Dickens Rd. (no remains). Another monument is located on Westbrook Ave. at Hermitage Road. The Outer Line was extended east after the Battle of Seven Pines (June 1862) from the James River to the Chickahominy River. Remnants of one or two two-gun batteries and 300 yards of earthworks are located on the grounds of Richmond International Airport near the Virginia Aviation Museum. A monument is located on Williamsburg Road about 0.1 mile west of Sandburne Parkway; and a monument for CSA Fort Lee (2) is located on Charles City Road about 0.3 mile east of South Airport Drive.

The Intermediate Defense Line was located about two to three miles out from the city center, composed of 25 numbered forts and batteries (state marker located at Laburnum and Chamberlayne Aves. (Fort #4 ?)). Other historic markers are located on Mechanicsville Turnpike (US 360) about 0.2 mile north of Laburnum Ave. (East Highland Park) (Fort #8 ?); on Brook Road at Walton Ave.; on Monument Ave. just west of Roseneath Road; on River Road at Three Chopt Road; on Williamsburg Road (US 60) at Eanes Lane (Fort #15 ?); and on Darbytown Road about 0.1 mile east of Shirleydale Ave.. Fort Jackson (2) (aka Fort #13) was located north of Gillies Creek near Evergreen Cemetery. The remnants of a small fort or battery are located at Breastworks Park in the Windsor Farms neighborhood near Canterbury and Clovelly Roads (monument erected 1958). The Outer and Intermediate Defense Lines were never fully completed, and rarely manned full-time until after June 1864 and the beginning of the siege of Petersburg and Richmond. With the exception of Fort Harrison (2) (see below), the formidable defensive lines never fell to the Union until Richmond was evacuated in April 1865.

The Inner Defense Line was about 12 miles long, located just outside the war-time city limits, and consisted of 17 numbered "star" forts and seven outworks for 218 guns. The Inner Defense works were essentially completed before Petersburg fell in April 1865. None of these works exist today. Approximate present-day locations of the numbered forts were:
#1 on the James River near Almond Creek.
#2 at Osborne and New Osborne Turnpikes, with outworks.
#3 at Darbytown and Williamsburg Roads.
#4 at "O" and 36th Streets, with an outwork at 40th and "M" Streets.
#5 at Nine Mile and Creighton Roads.
#6 at Mechanicsville Turnpike and I-64.
#7 at Richmond-Henrico Ave. and Willow Street, with outworks. (a Battery Street is nearby)
#8 in Battery Park.
#9 on the present-day Virginia Union University campus.
#10 historic monument (1915) on Monument Ave. just west of Strawberry Street.
#11 at Main Street and Stafford Ave. (?); or at Cary Street and Davis Ave. (?).
#12 in Maymont Park.
#13 at Riverside Drive and 20th Street.
#14 at Riverside Drive and Forest Hill Park (Reedy Creek).
#15 at Midlothian Turnpike and 32nd Street.
#16 historic monument on Holly Spring Ave. about 0.1 mile north of Hopkins Road.
#17 historic monument (1929) on US 1 at Harwood Street.

Belle Isle Battery, an extant two-gun battery earthwork is located on the western end of Belle Isle. Markers on walking trail.

Richmond Area Battlefields
(Richmond National Battlefield Park)
Civil War Defenses of Richmond - FORT WIKI
(The American Civil War Museum)
(1862 - 1865), Richmond and vicinity
The main NPS park unit includes the 1864 Confederate works of Battery Kershaw, Battery Gracie, Battery (?), Battery Terrill, Battery Clingman, Battery Hagood, Battery Kirkland, Fort Colquitt, Fort (Battery) Alexander, Fort Gilmer, Fort Gregg (1), Fort Johnson (2), Fort Beauregard (3) (no remains), Fort Harrison (2) (renamed Fort Burnham after capture by the Union), Battery White, Fort Hoke, Fort Maury, plus several other small unnamed batteries and miles of earthworks. Historic monuments are located on Mill Road at Battlefield Park Road; on New Market Road at Battlefield Park Road (Fort Gilmer); on Varina Road about 1 mile south of Mill Road (Fort Harrison); on Darbytown Road about 0.5 mile east of Strath Road; and on Darbytown Road about 0.2 mile east of Laburnum Ave.. The Union built Fort Brady and Batteries II, III, IV (eight guns), V, and Advanced Batteries A, B, C, D, after Fort Harrison was captured and the trench lines were shifted. Chaffin's Bluff, including Smith's Battery and Coles Run Battery (four guns), opposite Drewry's Bluff, was fortified by the Confederates beginning in May 1862. Battlefield Tour - Fort Gilmer to Fort Brady

CSA Camp at Chaffin's Farm (August 1862) (Phillips' Legion (Georgia), Infantry Battalion) was at Chaffin's Farm.

Outside the main park unit lies the CSA forts of Drewry's Bluff (20 guns) (1862 - 1865) (known as Fort Darling to the Union), and Parker's Battery (1864). Drewry's Bluff also served as the land station for the Confederate Naval Academy (which was based on the school ship C.S.S. Patrick Henry) and CSA Marine Corps Camp of Instruction (aka Camp Beall) from November 1862 through 1863, as well as the home station of the CSA James River Squadron, and was surrounded on the north and west (present-day Bellwood area) by extensive earthworks. Historic monuments located on Fort Darling Road (Fort Darling); on Perrymont Road about 0.1 mile north of Norcliff Road; on US 1 about 0.2 mile south of Willis Road; and on US 1 at Wonderview Road (Half-Way House). Nearby was Camp Drayton (of Drayton's Brigade) (the 50th and 51st Regiments Georgia Infantry were here in August 1862), and Camp Walker (3) (June-July 1862) (2nd Independent (Georgia) Infantry Battalion). Just upriver, on or near Falling Creek, were Camp Ben Hill (July-August 1862) (3rd Regiment Georgia Infantry), and Camp Wright (2) (August 1862) (48th Regiment Georgia Infantry).

Just downriver from Drewry's Bluff, near Bellwood Manor, was Battery Brooks. There was also Battery Semmes and Battery Wood on the James River. Fort (Battery) Stevens (2) and Battery Dantzler (six guns) (formerly Fort Howlett or Howlett's Battery), both from 1864, are part of the Chesterfield County Parks System (at 8900 Pams Ave. and at 1820 Battery Dantzler Road, respectively). There was also Fort Jackson (4) (no remains). These works formed the Confederate Howlett Line (state marker on VA 10 east of I-95). Howlett Line Park (Chesterfield County Parks) contains extant earthworks, and is located at 14100 Howlett Line Drive. Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park (Chesterfield County Parks) also contains over 1500 feet of extant earthworks, located at 1600 Old Bermuda Hundred Road.
See also The Civil War in Chesterfield County

Traces of Union earthworks exist at the June 1862 Seven Pines - Fair Oaks Battlefield near Sandston (three lines in a north-south direction). Traces of Union works (June 1862 Seven Days Battles) still exist at Golding's Farm on North Washington Street in Highland Springs. Numbered Union works in this area were:
Redoubt #1 (8 guns) a lunette south of Seven Pines towards White Oak Swamp,
Redoubt #2 (6 guns) a redan south of Seven Pines,
Redoubt #3 (aka Casey's Redoubt) (5 guns) an irregular pentagon in Seven Pines about 200 yards south of Williamsburg Road,
Redoubt #4 (aka Fort Sumner) (9 guns) a pentagon north of Williamsburg Road south of the railroad, due west of Fair Oaks Station,
Redoubt #5 (aka Fort Richardson (2)) (6 guns) a pentagon north of the railroad near the Quarles House in Fair Oaks,
Redoubt #6 (6 guns) a square at Golding's Farm.
"McClellan's First Line" state marker located on US 60 west of Finley Drive. "McClellan's Second Line" state marker located at 400 Williamsburg Road (US 60). "McClellan's Third Line" state marker located on Old Williamsburg Road at Old Dry Bridge Road.

CSA Camp Advance (3) (June 1862) (4th and 22nd Regiments Georgia Infantry), located "at the breastworks on the Williamsburg Road" (present-day US 60), about 5 or 6 miles east of the city (probably near Sandston or Seven Pines).
CSA Camp Morris (May 1862) (Cobb's Legion (Georgia), Infantry Battalion), located on a farm about five miles east of the city, near Sandston.
CSA Camp at Seven Pines (June 1862) (28th Regiment Georgia Infantry), located at Seven Pines.

Union earthworks at the June 1862 Beaver Dam Creek - Mechanicsville Battlefield, originally about one and one-half miles, no longer exist except for about 50 yards of trenches and one battery on the eastern side of the creek.

At the Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield (May 1864) near Rural Point, preserved Confederate and Union entrenchments are located along both sides of Totopotomoy Creek. Remnants of various works also still exist in some heavily wooded areas near Pole Green and Academy (private property). Historic monuments are located on Studley Road about 0.7 mile west of Shelton Pointe Drive; and on Studley Road about 0.8 mile east of Avondale Drive. In 2006 about 124 acres of the battlefield including the 1670 Shelton House ("Rural Plains") and large sections of earthworks became part of the NPS Richmond National Battlefield Park (opened to the public in September 2011).

Cold Harbor Battlefield (June 1864) had six miles of Confederate and Union earthworks, in a general north-south line between Old Cold Harbor and New Cold Harbor running north to Bethesda Church, with about two miles that are nicely preserved along the auto tour route within the park, and also including preserved Union works at the Garthright House (Hanover County Parks). Several Union redoubts were built after the main battle, including Fort (Battery) Clement and Fort (Battery) Fletcher (still extant on a small hill near Beulah Church, on private property). The Union also had an unfinished redoubt near Bethesda Church, near Newman on the Mechanicsville Turnpike (US 360). Remnants of various works still exist near the Bethesda Church site (owned by the A.P.V.A.).

Richmond CSA Arsenal
(1861 - 1865), Richmond FORT WIKI
A state repository for small arms originally built as the Virginia Manufactory of Arms in 1798, which ceased production in 1821. Also variously referred to as the State Arsenal/Armory, or the Richmond Arsenal (2). Located between 4th and 6th Streets on the south side of the canal, near the James River. The CSA began production of small arms here in October 1861, using the production machinery captured at the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Some of the machinery was moved south to Macon, Georgia in June 1862. The rest of the machinery was moved to Danville in early 1865, but was never put back into operation. Destroyed in the evacuation fire, an attempt was made to rebuild it after the war, but ultimately the arsenal was completely razed by 1900. Nothing remains today.

Richmond CSA Ordnance Laboratory
(1861 - 1865), Richmond
A Confederate Ordnance Laboratory was located at the upper end of Brown's Island. Originally located at the Thomas Factory at 7th and Arch Streets, but relocated in February-March 1862 for safety reasons.

Bellona Arsenal
(1816 - 1837, 1863 - 1865), near Westchester FORT WIKI
A Federal arsenal located on the south bank of the James River, just outside the present city limits of Richmond. Also known as the Richmond Arsenal (1). It was sold in 1837. The Confederate government leased the old arsenal and nearby Bellona Foundry during the Civil War. Partially dismantled in 1872. Ruins still exist on Bellona Arsenal Road at Old Gun Road. Three buildings still survive on the present 6.8 acre site, converted to a private residence in 1943. Private property.

Camp Lee (6)
(1898), Richmond
A Spanish-American War state muster camp located at the State (Hermitage) Fairgrounds, located just north of the Broad Street Railroad Station (present-day Science Museum of Virginia). This is probably the same location as the Civil War Camp Lee (1).

Camp Henry C. Stuart (1)
(1916), Richmond
A state guard mobilization camp for the Mexican Border Crisis of 1916. Located at the State Fairgrounds at Hermitage.

New Bridge Batteries
(1862), near Simkins Corner
Four Union six-gun earthwork batteries were constructed on the north bank of the Chickahominy River to protect the northern and eastern approaches to the New Bridge during the June 1862 Seven Days battles. No remains. Located near the present-day Creighton Road and I-295 interchange.

Camp Bottoms Bridge
(1814), Bottoms Bridge
A large state militia camp on the Chickahominy River.

Camp H. C. Corbin
(1898), near Poplar Spring
A Spanish-American War mobilization camp for black state troops, located along the C&O Railroad about ten miles southeast of Richmond.

Chesterfield Courthouse Camp
(1780 - 1781), Chesterfield
A training camp and rendezvous established for Virginia recruits to the Continental Army. State marker on VA 10.

Coxendale Forts
(1612 - 1622), Coxendale
An early settlement established by Sir Thomas Dale, across the James River from Henricus, protected by four forts or blockhouses known as Fort Charity (aka Fort Hope in Faith), Fort Elizabeth, Fort Patience, and Fort Mount Malady (a protected "sickhouse" and hospital complex). The palisaded 12-acre town was abandoned after the 1622 Indian raids. The present course of the James River has changed over the years.

Citie of Henricus
(Henricus Historical Park)
(1611 - 1622), Dutch Gap
The seven-acre palisaded settlement on Farrar Island is a reconstruction of the second permanent English settlement in the state, which was originally intended to replace Jamestown as the capital. The original settlement had three streets, and there were five watchtowers, one at each corner of the palisade. Sir Thomas Dale used a Dutch fortification technique to dig a ditch and construct a palisade behind the ditch to protect the village. The great ditch became known as "Dale's Dutch Gap". In 1622 Indians entered the fort and used the colonists' own weapons to slay them. The town was not resettled. The actual town site no longer exists due to river course changes over the years. State marker located on VA 5 about 0.3 mile east of I-295. Admission fee to park.

Dutch Gap Battery
(1864), Dutch Gap
The Dutch Gap Canal was to be a Union shortcut through the winding James River, cutting off nearly five water miles - and thus bypassing this Confederate battery and also Batteries Howlett, Wood, and Semmes. CSA Signal Hill Battery (2) was located across the river from where Union troops were building the canal. The Confederates were constantly firing on the Union troops and caused numerous delays of the canal's construction. A Union battery was built just to the east of the canal for protection. The war ended before construction was fully complete. The canal was not finished until 1871 (later widened in the 1930's), and a lighthouse was built here at that time.

Cobb's Hill Redoubt
(1864), near Varina Grove
A Union redoubt protected a signal station east of Four Mile Creek above New Market Road (VA 5).

Deep Bottom Earthworks
(1864), Deep Bottom
Union infantry parapets and a gun battery surrounded the landing and pontoon crossing on the James River, near the mouth of Roundabout Creek (Three Mile Run). An outer line of six redoubts and redans provided further protection, including one work named Battery Wilcken.

Bermuda Hundred Line
(1864 - 1865), Chesterfield County
Union forts (no remains), west of the present-day corridor of I-295, included Fort (Battery) Sawyer (near Dutch Gap), Fort (Battery) Spofford, Fort (Battery) Parsons, Fort (Battery) Wilcox, Fort (Redoubt) Drake (trace remnants exist along VA 10 at the head of Johnson Creek), Fort (Redoubt) Carpenter (2), Battery Perry, Fort (Redoubt) McConihe, Battery (Redoubt) Anderson, Battery Marshall, Fort (Battery) Pruyn, Fort (Redoubt) Dutton (2), Battery Walker, Fort (Redoubt) Wead (Chesterfield County Parks - Sgt. Engle Park at 1107 Greyledge Blvd.), Battery Burpee, and Fort Zabriskie on the Appomattox River near Port Walthall. "The 'Bottle'" state marker located on US 1 about 2.8 miles north of the Colonial Heights city line.

Undetermined location: Fort Wisconsin.
Camp Holly (December 1864 - March 1865) (34th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment), undetermined location.

NEED MORE INFO: Street names: Fort McHenry Parkway, Fort King Drive, and Fort Hill Drive in western Henrico County; Fort Sumter Road in western Chesterfield County, Fortview Drive in eastern Chesterfield County. Fort Alvis in eastern Henrico County.

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