Hunter's Bivouac

Hunter's Bivouac is a Virginia historical marker in in median, Bedford (County) County, dedicated 1929.

Rte. 460, 1,500 feet west of intersection with Rte. 680, in median

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Near here General Hunter, on his retreat from Lynchburg, halted for the night of June 18, 1864. He resumed his retreat early in the morning of June 19.

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Historical maps covering this location

1847 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1847) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1859 · Virginia (Herman Boye, 1859) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Middle Virginia and North Carolina (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1869 · Colton's West Virginia (1869) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Bedford, Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Middle Virginia and North Carolina, 1864, covering the location of Hunter's Bivouac, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Middle Virginia and North Carolina, 1864, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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