Having lost Norfolk, Va., in March 1862, Confederates realized the James River was open for a Federal advance on Richmond. The Confederate army needed to select a position along the river which would ...

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The first Marine to receive a Medal of Honor was firing a cannon at Drewry's Bluff 150 years ago today, in the U.S. Navy's only assault on the Confederate capital during the Civil War. The bravery of ...

New England Civil War Museum Director Matthew Reardon will discuss the personal story of Michael Farley and the Battle of Drewry’s Bluff on May 11. Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of ...

Robert E.L. Krick with the National Park Service will be the guest speaker at the Thursday, July 16 dinner meeting of the Powhatan Civil War Round Table. Drewry’s Bluff, located in Chesterfield County ...