Fort Lowry--Camp Byron

Essex County · dedicated 1981 · Rte. 17, about 100 feet south of Rte. 611

Located two miles N.E. on Rappahannock River at Lowry's Point was a Confederate eight gun "water battery" constructed in 1861. Here at Dunnsville was located Camp Byron, home of Company F (Essex Light Dragoons), Ninth Cavalry, C.S.A.; the company moved to Fort Lowry in October 1861 to assist in the fort's defense and to conduct scouting missions.

Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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