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McClellan's Picket Line

McClellan's Picket Line is a Virginia historical marker in Henrico County, dedicated 1927.

Rte. 60, just east of intersection with East Side Lane

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The picket line of McClellan's army crossed the road here on the morning of May 31, 1862.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1862 · Map of the battle ground near Richmond, showing plainly, every point of interest of the… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1864 · Hughes Military Map Of Richmond & Petersburgh, Va. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · Central Virginia showing Lieut Gen'l U.S. Grant's Campaign and Marches. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1894 · Richmond, Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · White House-Harrison's Landing. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Hughes Military Map Of Richmond & Petersburgh, Va, 1864, covering the location of McClellan's Picket Line, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Hughes Military Map Of Richmond & Petersburgh, Va, 1864, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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McClellan's Picket Line

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