History at Stony Creek
In 1864, supplies for Lee's army were carted from the Weldon railroad here to Petersburg. Here the Union cavalryman, Wilson, returning from his raid to Burkeville, fought an action with Lee's cavalry, June 28-29, 1864. The place was raided by the Union cavalryman, Gregg, on December 1, 1864.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
Many of these markers have since been replaced or their texts revised. The marker program and its current texts are maintained by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Department of Historic Resources ↗
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Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
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