The Civil War
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter Confederate Secretary of State
Most of the history of the Middle Peninsula with respect to the Civil War revolves around its people.
Water Battery
Compared to other portions of Virginia, the number of skirmishes between Union and Confederate military are farily limited.
Listed below are links to markers containing the Civil War as subject matter.
Essex County Markers 1. Fonthill
2 . Fort Lowry
3 . Fort Lowry - Camp Byron
Gloucester County Markers 4 . Gloucester Point
King and Queen County Markers 5. Newtown
6. Where Dahlgren Died
King William County 7 . Mangohick Church
8 . Cavalry Raids
11. Captain Sally Tompkins, C.S.A.
12. Kingston Parish
13. Fitchett's Wharf
14. New Point Comfort Lighthouse
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Updated January 2006
1. Fonthill