About 30,000 men under the command of Gen. Benjamin Butler landed at Bermuda Hundred on May 5, 1864, and spent 10 days trying to capture Petersburg and Richmond.
Rt. 10 to Allied Road, turn right to James River.
Dodd Park at Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks was home to the Appamattuck tribe of the Powhatan Confederacy. During the Civil War, Union Gen. Benjamin Butler and his army of the James had their headquarters here. Open 8 a.m. to sunset. Free
201 Enon Church Road

(804) 748-1623
Drewry's Bluff
Built in May 1862, this was the first defensive position constructed on the James River during the Civil War to defend against the Union Navy. It later became the Annapolis of the South, training Confederate Navy midshipmen. The Confederate Marine Corps trained here as well. Open from sunrise to sunset. Free
7600 Fort Darling Road

(804) 226-1981
Dutch Gap Canal
Dug under the direction of Union Gen. Benjamin Butler, this canal was meant to bypass Confederate defenses along the James River. In the 1870s, Butler, then a senator, saw to the completion of this canal, the main river access to Richmond today. Open 8 a.m. to sunset. Free
301 Henricus Park Road

(804) 748-1623
Fort Stevens
This fort was central in the May 16, 1864, Confederate Army's counter attack at Drewry's Bluff. Open sunrise to sunset. Free
8900 Pams Avenue

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Fort Wead
Constructed in June 1864 at the rear of the Union lines during the Civil War, this fort was intended to prevent Confederate forces from advancing in the event the lines were captured. It never actually was used for this purpose. Open sunrise to sunset. Free
1107 Greyledge Boulevard

(804) 751-4664
Howlett Line Park
These Confederate earthworks were a major impediment for Union forces at the end of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. Open sunrise to sunset. Free
14100 Howlett Line Drive

(804) 751-4664
Huguenot Park
Named for the French Huguenots who established Manakintown in 1701, this area was once home to the Monacan Indians. Open 8 a.m. to sunset. Free
10901 Robious Road

(804) 748-1623
Parker's Battery
This battery defended Confederate rail lines from Richmond to Petersburg. Open sunrise to sunset. Free
1801 Ware Bottom Spring Road

(804) 226-1981
National Park Service
Warebottom Church
This area was the site of the May 1864 battle during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign.
1600 Old Bermuda Hundred Road

(804) 751-4664
Lee's Retreat
This site includes the route across the Ettrick Cotton Factory Bridge along River Road in Chesterfield County that General Robert E. Lee took when he was cut off by General Grant and the Army of the Potomac. Lee was served lunch by Cloverhill Plantation owner Judge James H. Cox as recorded by Kate Cox Logan in her book "My Confederate Childhood." This is a private residence not open to the public.
For more information, please call the number listed with each site, or contact the Chesterfield Historical Society at (804) 777-9663.