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U. S. CIVIL WAR
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LEE'S RETREAT
APRIL 1-9, 1865
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Lee's Retreat - 1865
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Hillsman House - 1998
Hillsman House - 2007
Hillsman House Plaque.
These locations
are now a part of the "Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park".
The actions along Sailor's Creek were the death knell of the Confederate army.
On April 6 at Sailor's Creek, nearly one fourth of the retreating Confederate
army was cut off by Sheridan's Cavalry and elements of the II and VI Corps. Most
surrendered, including Confederate generals Richard S. Ewell, Barton, Simms,
Kershaw, Custis Lee, Dubose, Hunton, and Corse. Upon seeing the survivors
streaming along the road, Lee exclaimed "My God, has the army dissolved?"
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Union View of the Battlefield at Hillsman House.(1998 left, 2007 right)
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