Drewry's Bluff

Experience the Bluff!

Nice smaller battlefield of a little known battle along the James River. As a historian of the 11th VA Infantry, I visited to see where they were deployed to assist in defending Richmond. You can se...

A defence along the James River.

Fort Drewry is located south of Richmond, VA. In May1862 earthworks & artillery emplacements were dug for three large sea coast guns. On May 15 a fleet of five union warships headed to Drewry's Bluff....

Small but wonderful....

Born raised in VA but spent college and most of my working life in NE. Moved back to VA 10 yrs ago and retired not too long ago and have made it a point to visit some historical sites hadn't been to s...

Good historical park

I had driven past this park for years without ever really knowing it was there. This is a great little historical park offering some interesting facts and perspectives of Fort Darling in the Civil Wa...

Brief Must See

I've visited this place a few times over the decades and really enjoy it. It is brief, but it gives one a great idea of how the South strategically defended Richmond during the American Civil War.