Battle of Nottoway

Lee's Retreat

This was the first in a series of raids from Petersburg led by Union Generals James Wilson and August Kautz. The purpose of the raid was to destroy portions of the South Side and Richmond & Danville Railroads and curtail the use of these supply lines by Lee’s army.

Marker is on Old Nottoway Road (U.S. 460) near The Grove Road, on the right when traveling west.