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BUTLER'S HEADQUARTERS

The Half Way House has been a fixture for the weary traveler on the road between Richmond and Petersburg since before the Revolution.

During the Civil War, the Manor House was conscripted as the Headquarters for Union Major General Benjamin F. Butler during actions in May 1864 in nearby Bermuda Hundred.

Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler

Butler's efforts to attack toward Petersburg bogged down here, where he was unable to achieve any of his assigned objectives due to the duantless defenses of Confederate General P.T. Beauregard.