Fort Pocahontas
- Also Known As: Wilson's Wharf
- Also Known As: Kennon's Landing
- Address: 13150 Sturgeon Point Rd
- Vicinity: N bank of the James River
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1742/00/00 | The colonial government of Virginia opens a tobacco warehouse and inspection station at Sturgeon Point. Hogsheads of tobacco are weighed, inspected for quality and stored for shipment there. | |||||
| 1761/00/00 | Richard Kennon marries Anne Hunt about 1735 and lives at Kennon's Landing until his death in 1761. Anne Hunt's father was Captain William Hunt whose father William Hunt, a supporter of Nathaniel Bacon, is buried directly across the bay at Bachelor Point. | |||||
| 1781/01/04 | Benedict Arnold | British Commander | British Gen Benedict Arnold lands troops at Kennon's Landing and others at Westover. | Benedict Arnold's Raid on Richmond 1781 | ||
| 1864/05/24 | Peachy Gilmer Breckinridge | Died, Confederate Commander | Peachy Gilmer Breckinridge is killed in action at Kennon's Landing on the James River. His body was never recovered. | Battle of Wilson's Wharf | ||
| 1864/05/24 | Edward Augustus Wild | Union Commander | Led by Major Gen Fitzhugh Lee, 2500 Confederate cavalry attack Fort Pocahontas. His force is repulsed by the 1,100 or so USCTs under the command of Gen Edward A Wild. Casualties numbered over 100 for the Confederates and about 20 for the Union. | Battle of Wilson's Wharf | ||
| 1864/05/24 | Fitzhugh Lee | Confederate Commander | Led by Major Gen Fitzhugh Lee, 2500 Confederate cavalry attack Fort Pocahontas. His force is repulsed by the 1,100 or so USCTs under the command of Gen Edward A Wild. Casualties numbered over 100 for the Confederates and about 20 for the Union. | Battle of Wilson's Wharf | ||
| 1864/05/24 | United States Colored Troops | Union Soldiers | Led by Major Gen Fitzhugh Lee, 2500 Confederate cavalry attack Fort Pocahontas. His force is repulsed by the 1,100 or so USCTs under the command of Gen Edward A Wild. Casualties numbered over 100 for the Confederates and about 20 for the Union. | Battle of Wilson's Wharf | ||
| 1865/04/00 | Suspected Confederate sympathizers are held at Fort Pocahontas until April 1865. | Siege of Petersburg | ||||
| 1996/00/00 | Harrison Ruffin Tyler | Owner | Harrison Ruffin Tyler buys Wilson's Wharf. Since its abandonment in June, 1865, the site remained virtually untouched before being purchased by Harrison Tyler. |
| Particulars for Fort Pocahontas: | |
|---|---|
| Sub-Cultural Affiliation | African American - Freedman |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Cultural Affiliation | Black American |
| Historic Use | Cemetery |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Area of Significance | Historic and non-aboriginal |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Owner | Private |
| Sight Category | Structure |
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