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At Dunnsville, Camp Byron served as the home of Company F, Essex Light Dragoons, Ninth Cavalry, C.S.A. Located two miles northeast on the Rappahannock River at Lowry’s Point, Fort Lowry was a Confederate eight-gun water battery constructed in 1861. In October 1861, the company moved from Camp Byron to Fort Lowry to help defend the fort and carry out scouting missions.
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