Drewry's Bluff
Videos
Drewry's Bluff is located in northeastern Chesterfield County, Virginia, in the United States. It was the site of Confederate Fort Darling during the American Civil War. It was named for a local lando
View down the James River from Drewry's Bluff, 2009
Battle of Drewry's Bluff
Videos
The Battle of Drewry's Bluff, also known as the Battle of Fort Darling, or Fort Drewry, took place on May 15, 1862, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American
Drewry's Bluff
…large guns occupied pits just upriver from the fort. Men worked around the clock to ensure a full state of readiness when the Union fleet arrived. The Battle of Drewry's Bluff took place on May 15, 1862. After considerable bombardment, the Union Naval vessels retreated, and Richmond was safe from attack by water. Drewry's…
Battle of Drewry's Bluff
Confederate gun at Battery Dantzler, Drewry's Bluff.
U.S. Marine Corps illustration of Corporal John F. Mackie firing his rifle aboard the USS Galena.
Drewry's Bluff, August 2016.