The Cavalry Battle at High Bridge – Lee’s Retreat historical marker is halfway between Rice and Farmville, Virginia along US 460. It is next to the High Bridge F73 Virginia historical marker and the Cavalry Battle at High Bridge – Union Opportunity Lost wayside marker.
From the marker:
Lee’s Retreat
A driving tour following
General Robert E. Lee’s
route from Petersburg to
Appomattox
Cavalry Battle at High Bridge
April 6, 1865
About 900 Union infantry and cavalry were sent from Burkeville to
burn this South Side Railroad trestle over the Appomattox River.
Pursued by Confederate cavalry in the engagement which followed
nearby, their bridge-burning mission failed and most were captured.
Next stop
Farmville
4.8 miles
Location
The marker is at a pull-off on the north side of US 460 about 1.7 miles west of Rice, Virginia and about 1.7 miles east of the exit to Farmville, Virginia. (37°16’31.1″N 78°19’24.2″W)