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Bermuda Hundred

Chesterfield County · 7.8 miles south of Richmond. · location approximate

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This place, some miles to the east, is on the James at the mouth of the Appomattox. A town was established there in 1613. Phillips and Arnold sailed from there in May, 1781. In May, 1864, it became the base of operations of the Army of the James.

1948 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)

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