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chesterfield county va: CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA CIVIL WAR SITES (CHESTER, VA. REAL ESTATE) - 06/27/07 10:12 PM
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In 1861, Chesterfield County was assured a prominent role in the Civil War. Its geographic proximity to Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, combined with various railroads and the James and Appomattox rivers, made it an obvious target for the Union army and navy. In the spring of 1862, a Union naval fleet, led by the famous ironclad Monitor, steamed up the James River. All that stood in their way was the unfinished fort at Drewry¹s Bluff, just eight miles below Richmond. On May 15, Confederate guns in … (0 comments)

 
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Edith Wharton, Chesterfield VA Realtor

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