Stevensville, Virginia

Stevensville is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States.[1] The community is an agricultural community located along Virginia State Route 14 east of Bruington and St. Stephens Church. In 1864, Union Army colonel Ulric Dahlgren was killed during an assassination attempt against Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet near Stevensville at a junction known as Dahlgrens Corner since at least 1918.[2] It is at the intersection of Virginia State Route 631 and Virginia State Route 632.[3]

Stevensville, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Stevensville
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Stevensville
Stevensville (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°43′41″N 76°55′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyKing and Queen
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Website

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stevensville, Virginia
  2. Venter, Bruce (2016). Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 318. ISBN 978-0806155500.
  3. Salmon, John S. (2001). The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide. Stackpole Books. p. 264. ISBN 0811728684.



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