Danville, VA

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Record Data

Place Unit Type

City or Town

Containing Unit

Pittsylvania County, VA

Events

Date		Type
04/05/1865	In Amelia County, Virginia, Union forces consolidate to block General Lee's retreat towards Danville	Battles/Soldiers
03/26/1866	In Danville, Virginia, a large fire along Main Street destroys a factory and several stores	Crime/Disasters

People

Birthplace of

Henderson, John Brooks

Documents

Date	Title
11/18/1861	President Jefferson Davis, Message to the Confederate Congress, November 18, 1861
04/08/1865	William T. Sherman to Ulysses S. Grant, Goldsboro, North Carolina, April 8, 1865

Images

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