Intermediate Line of Confederate Defenses

This cannon marks the intermediate line of

Confederate defenses of Richmond

1862 - 1865

Placed here in 1958 by the

Confederate Memorial Literary Society

in memory of

Alexander Wilbourne Weddell

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Clovelly Road and Canterbury Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Second Line of the Confederate Defenses

This cannon

marks the location of

the Second Line of the

Confederate Defenses of Richmond

Placed in 1938 by the City of Richmond

at the request of the

Confederate Memorial Literary Society

Marker is on Monument Avenue 0.1 miles west of Roseneath Road, in the median.

Courtesy ...

Confederate Defenses

Dec. 15, 1864

After being outflanked by the advance of the Federal XVI Corps (Smith), Loring and Walthall put their divisions in a defensive line west of this road, facing westward. Here, their determined defense brought Federal advances against the Confederate ...

Confederate Defenses at the Mouth of Caney Creek

During the Civil War (1861-65), Federal forces tried several times to seize Texas ports. Galveston was taken on October 5, 1862, but recaptured by a Confederate army on January 1, 1863. Lt. Dick Dowling's troops stopped a Federal invasion at ...

Confederate Defenses

Here while the Confederate army camped at Centreville, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston built strong fortifications in the winter of 1861–1862. In Feb. 1862, President Jefferson Davis ordered Johnston to evacuate them and move his army closer to Richmond, the Confederate ...