Dahlgrens Corner, Virginia
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Dahlgrens Corner, Virginia | |
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  Dahlgrens Corner Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Dahlgrens Corner Dahlgrens Corner (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′33″N 76°55′29″W / 37.70917°N 76.92472°WCoordinates: 37°42′33″N 76°55′29″W / 37.70917°N 76.92472°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | King and Queen |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Dahlgrens Corner is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States.[1]
Dahlgrens Corner is located near Stevensville.[2] It is at the intersection of Virginia State Route 631 and Virginia State Route 632.[3] Union Army colonel Ulric Dahlgren attempted to raid Richmond and assassinate Jefferson Davis but was killed in a night ambush here in March 1864. The site has been known as Dahlgrens Corner since at least 1918.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dahlgrens Corner, Virginia
- ↑ Bagby, Alfred (1908). King and Queen County. Neale Publishing Company. p. 135. Search this book on
- ↑ Salmon, John S. (2001). The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide. Stackpole Books. p. 264. ISBN 0811728684. Search this book on
- ↑ Venter, Bruce (2016). Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 318. ISBN 978-0806155500. Search this book on
Municipalities and communities of King and Queen County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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