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Just east of this point, running from the James River to the Appomattox River, stood the Confederate defense line known as the Howlett line, named for the Howlett House at its north end. Established in May, 1864, by General Beauregard's troops after the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, it became famous as the "Cork in the Bottle" by keeping General Butler's Army of the James at bay. The Union line was one mile to the east, and Parker's Virginia Battery was one-half mile to the south.
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