Drewry's Bluff
On 17 March 1862 Captain Augustus H. Drewry a local landowner (after whom the name Drewry's Bluff is taken) moved in with his artillery unit moved in and began constructing earthworks, defenses and installing 3 large guns (1 ten-inch and 2 eight-inch), the installation of which was overseen by General Robert E. Lee's eldest son Brigadier General G.W.C. Lee . Fort Darling was to defend Richmond the capital of the Confederacy in anticipation of a Union attack by gunboats from along the river.
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