Staunton River Battlefield
Contact: mm@cc.cc
Phone: (434) 454-4312
Phone: (434) 454-4312
At this historic site, a ragtag group of Confederate old men and young boys beat the odds and held off an assault by 5,000 Union cavalry soldiers on a bridge of strategic importance to General Lee*s army, then under siege in Petersburg.
Directions
Eighteen miles east of South Boston. Take Route 92 to Clover. Go approximately five miles to Route 600 and turn left. Go about another three miles and turn right on Route 855.
Reservations: http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/reserve.htmMore info at http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/srbbsp.htm
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