Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt
National Register of Historic Places

Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt

Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia
Listed
February 14, 2006
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
06000051

About this property

Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt is a historic archaeological site located near Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia. The site was the central of the three, perhaps four, Federal defensive fortifications ordered constructed in early (February) 1863 during the American Civil War to protect the approaches to the Union supply depot at Aquia Creek Landing, Stafford, Virginia. Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt is an earthen field fortification that is nearly 95 feet square. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMILITARY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt listed on the National Register?

Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt?

Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt?

The period of significance for Advanced Courthouse Road Redoubt is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1863.

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