MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

Hillsman House

Amelia County, Virginia
· Lee’s Retreat
Military
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Union forces assembled along this ridge while Confederate troops prepared on the opposite slope. Federal forces crossed Little Sailor’s Creek for a fierce battle that compelled many Southerners to surrender. The house served as a hospital for both armies.
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