Richmond Defences
The Dahlgren Raid
Here March 1, 1864, two regiments of Confederate local defence troops under Col. John McAnerney defeated Federal cavalry under Col. Ulric Dahlgren, who sought to destroy Richmond and to release Federal prisoners there. On the same day Kilpatrick was repulsed on Brook Road.
Marker is at the intersection of River Road (Virginia Route 147) and Three Chopt Road, on the right when traveling west on River Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
