VA-M12 Lees Retreat

Marker text: LEE'S RETREAT

Near here Lee, moving south toward Danville, in the afternoon of April 5, 1865 found the road blocked by Sheridan. He then turned westward by way of Amelia Springs, hoping to reach the southside (Norfolk and Western) Railroad.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1929

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Location: US 360 (westbound) west of Amelia., Amelia County, Virginia

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