Battle of Sailors Creek

(Front):Battles of Sailors Creek

April 6, 1865

"My God! Has the army been dissolved?"

General R. E. Lee

Hillsman's Farm US 442 CS 3400

Marshall's Crossroads US 172 CS 2600

Lockett's Farm (Double Bridges) US 536 CS 1700

Totals include killed, wounded, missing and captured.

(Back):In remembrance of the

Confederate and Union

Soldiers who fought in

the surrounding hills with

great honor and perseverance

on April 6, 1865.

During the three engagements

each regiment participated

with valor and fraternity,

in what was the last

major battle of the Civil War

in Virginia.

Dedicated by the

Sayler’s Creek Reenactment

and Preservation Committee

April 2000

Marker is on Saylers Creek Road (Virginia Route 617), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB