Map shows the locations of troops surrounding Lee's headquarters at Cumberland Church, Va. This was a small skirmish on April 7, 1865, just north of Farmville in Cumberland County, immediately following the action at Highbridge and Rice's Station.

Cumberland Church

Farmville

Founded in 1754, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church still stands on the site where the Battle of Cumberland Church took place on April 7, 1865, as the Army of Northern Virginia was retreating from Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia.  Visitors can learn more about the battle via interpretative signs on the property.

Cumberland Church: What's Nearby

Farmville, VA
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Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
Appomattox, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Columbia, Virginia (VA-146)
Columbia, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Old City Cemetery and Pest House Medical Museum
Lynchburg, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Sandusky Historic Site and Civil War Museum
Lynchburg, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
Petersburg, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The Valentine Richmond History Center
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum–White House of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Richmond, Virginia (VA-108)
Richmond, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Petersburg, Virginia (VA-129)
Petersburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Orange, Virginia (VA-94)
Orange, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Virginia Military Institute Museum
Lexington, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Halifax, North Carolina (NC-174)
Halifax, NC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA-126)
Fredericksburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Jackson, North Carolina (NC-7)
Jackson, NC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Visit Marker, Williamsburg, Virginia (V-62)
Williamsburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Enfield, North Carolina (NC-9)
Enfield, NC
Civil War  |  Museum
Virginia Museum of the Civil War
New Market, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
New Market Battlefield State Historical Park and Hall of Valor Museum
New Market, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Jeffersonton, Virginia (VA-93)
Jeffersonton, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Orange County Historical Museum
Hillsborough, NC

Preservation

The 91ÇÑ×Ó and our members have saved more than 47 acres at Cumberland Church.

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Related Battles

Cumberland Church
Battle Facts
Farmville, VA | April 7, 1865
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
900
Union
645
Confed.
255
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