Hancock moved by it to his defeat at Burgess Mill, October 27, 1864, and in 1865, Grant moved his forces on it from the east to attack Lee's right wing. On March 29, 1865, Sheridan came to Dinwiddie Court House over it in the operations preceeding the Battle of Five Forks.

Marker is at the intersection of Carson Road and Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling west on Carson Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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