Danville depot
Depot, Danville, Virginia.
- Side
- Confederate
- Kind
- Depot
- Where
- Danville, Virginia
- Years
- 1861-1865
DANVILLE DEPOT
Rail center and depot supplying Confederate forces, with William Sutherlin as quartermaster. Tobacco warehouses held Union prisoners. Jefferson Davis and the Confederate government sat at Danville from April 3 to 10, 1865, and left on news of Lee's surrender.
Then
Danville's rail center was critical for supplying Confederate forces, with William Sutherlin as quartermaster of its depot. Tobacco warehouses held Union prisoners.
Jefferson Davis and the Confederate government sat at Danville from April 3 to 10, 1865, and left on news of Lee's surrender.
Now
Lines owned by Norfolk Southern run through Danville today.
Served by
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