Introduction
| The Powhatan Troop | Billy
Sledd | Philip St. George Cocke, of
Belmead
Walking in General Longstreet's Shoes | Confederate
Wagon Train | General Lee Visits
Powhatan
The Other Lee in Powhatan | John
Singleton Mosby | Huguenot Springs Hospital
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| Powhatan County lies in the heart of Dixie, a scant
twenty miles from Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy.
Yet Powhatan never found itself the site of a battle. Union troops did not intrude; Confederate troops passed through just once, on their last fateful march to Appomattox Courthouse. This is not to say that Powhatan was not affected by the War Between the States, nor that long-ago residents did not play a role in the Civil War. Our look at "Powhatan and the Civil War" is to give today’s residents some understanding of the forces of history which shook, however lightly, our own little corner of the world. Robert Wilcox, a Powhatan resident and long-time Civil War historian, provided his expertise, time, and writing abilities to what you read here. We hope you enjoy, learn from, and appreciate the experiences of our common forefathers, described here with respect, affection, and honesty. A special supplement of POWHATAN TODAY. Copyright 1997. |
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