Having crossed the Catawba at Nation Ford, April 27, 1865, the President of the Confederacy fled south along this road following the fall of Richmond. He was accompanied by the remaining members of his cabinet and a detachment of cavalry under Gen. John C. Breckinridge.

Marker is on Eden Terrace 0.1 miles east of Myrtle Drive, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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