Fort Powhatan
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Fort Powhatan is a former river defense fort located at Windmill Hill near Garysville, Virginia, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Flowerdew Hundred Plantation in Prince George County, Virginia. The fort was named for the area's Powhatan tribe of indigenous people; the name is also an English term for their leader. It is on the south bank of the James River, sited to prevent enemy vessels proceeding upriver to Richmond. The first fort on the site was a two-gun battery called Hood's Battery, built in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War and named after the owner of the plantation it was on. In January 1781, British forces under Benedict Arnold attacked and dismantled the battery and went on to burn Richmond. Later that year a larger fort was built, named Fort Hood. In 1808 this was replaced by the federal government with Fort Powhatan, part of what was later called the second system of US fortifications. The fort was not attacked in the War of 1812. In 1862, during the American Civil War, Confederate forces added a new earthwork battery on the site; the fort area was abandoned by Confederates, and subsequently captured by Union forces in July 1863. The fort was abandoned at the end of the war in 1865.
Location: 37.27, -77.0775, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Bermuda Hundred Campaign ⓘ
campaign during the American Civil War -
Battle of Blandford ⓘ
1781 battle of the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Spencer's Ordinary ⓘ
1781 American Revolutionary War battle -
Battle of Green Spring ⓘ
1781 battle of the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Glendale ⓘ
1862 battle of the American Civil War -
Battle of White Oak Swamp ⓘ
1862 battle in the American Civil War -
Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
1862 battle of the American Civil War -
Battle of Port Walthall Junction ⓘ
1864 battle -
Battle of Swift Creek ⓘ
1864 American Civil War battle -
Battle of Ware Bottom Church ⓘ
1864 battle of the American Civil War -
Battle of Wilson's Wharf ⓘ
1864 battle of the American Civil War -
First Battle of Petersburg ⓘ
battle of the American Civil War -
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
1864 battle of the American Civil War -
Second Battle of Petersburg ⓘ
1864 battle of the American Civil War -
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road ⓘ
1864 battle of the American Civil War -
Battle of Saint Mary's Church ⓘ
1864 battle of the American Civil War -
First Battle of Deep Bottom ⓘ
battle of the American Civil War -
Battle of the Crater ⓘ
1864 American Civil War battle -
Second Battle of Deep Bottom ⓘ
1864 battle of the American Civil War -
Battle of Trent's Reach ⓘ
1865 battle of the American Civil War -
Battle of Fort Stedman ⓘ
1865 battle of the American Civil War during the Siege of Petersburg -
First Anglo-Powhatan War ⓘ
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Anglo-Powhatan Wars ⓘ
series of three wars fought between English settlers of the Virginia Colony and the Powhatan alliance of Virgina Indians -
Fort Powhatan ⓘ
former river defense fort near Garysville, Virginia -
Fort Mahone ⓘ
former American Civil War fortification in Petersburg, Virginia -
United States Army Women's Museum ⓘ
museum in Virginia, United States -
Army Quartermaster Museum ⓘ
military museum in Fort Lee, Virginia -
United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility ⓘ
military museum at Fort Lee in Virginia
Plan of Fort Powhatan, Prince George County, Virginia LOC lva0000190
Pontoon bridge over the James River above Ft. Powhatan LCCN2004660481
Gen. Grant's campaign ... - sketched by A.R. Waud. LCCN96510503
The Army of the Potomac crossing the James River near Fort Powhattan on pontoons LCCN2004661423
Fort Powhatan-on the James-below the Pontoon bridge LCCN2004660996| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | Bermuda Hundred Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1781 | Battle of Blandford | United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1781 | Battle of Spencer's Ordinary | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1781 | Battle of Green Spring | United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Battle of Glendale | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Battle of White Oak Swamp | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Battle of Malvern Hill | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Port Walthall Junction | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Swift Creek | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Ware Bottom Church | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Wilson's Wharf | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | First Battle of Petersburg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Siege of Petersburg | United States, battle, Confederate States of America, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Second Battle of Petersburg | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of Saint Mary's Church | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | First Battle of Deep Bottom | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Battle of the Crater | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | Second Battle of Deep Bottom | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Trent's Reach | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Fort Stedman | battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1609 | First Anglo-Powhatan War | war, Powhatan, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1609 | Anglo-Powhatan Wars | Colony of Virginia, series of wars, Tsenacommacah | Wikidata |
| link | page | FortWiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | CSS Hampton | gunboat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Island Belle | tug | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1776 | Fort Powhatan | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1864 | Fort Mahone | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1955 | United States Army Women's Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1957 | Army Quartermaster Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1967 | United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Plan of Fort Powhatan, Prince George County, Virginia LOC lva0000190 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Pontoon bridge over the James River above Ft. Powhatan LCCN2004660481 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Gen. Grant's campaign ... - sketched by A.R. Waud. LCCN96510503 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Army of the Potomac crossing the James River near Fort Powhattan on pontoons LCCN2004661423 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fort Powhatan-on the James-below the Pontoon bridge LCCN2004660996 | Commons | ||
