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Drewry's Bluff S5

This bluff on the James River, a mile east, was fortified by Captain A. H. Drewry in 1862. A Union fleet, attempting to pass it, was driven back, May 15, 1862; and thereafter it served as a bar to attacks on Richmond by water. On June 16, 1864, Longstreet�s Corps of Lee�s Army crossed the river there going to the defense of Petersburg.

Conservation & Development Commission 1931

Rte. 1,2.5 miles s. of Richmond Chesterfield County Virginia.


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