Tag: Burkeville

Burkeville is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census. The source of the town name is disputed. The town is located on the crossroads of U.S. Routes 360 and 460.
Burkeville has a stone quarry, and the Piedmont Geriatric Hospital. There is also a camp retreat for the blind.
The town was named either for a tavern or a Samuel Burke. It was formerly “Burke’s Junction.”
The last Civil War battle before the surrender at Appomattox was fought nearby at Sayler’s Creek on April 6, 1865. Here were surrendered more men (without terms) than in any other battle on American soil. General Robert E. Lee’s depleted forces lost over 7,000 men killed, wounded, or taken prisoner at either Sayler’s Creek or at General Gordon’s engagement the same day, a few miles west. This led Lee to surrender at Appomattox three days later.
Miss Ella Agnew in 1910 in Burkeville, was appointed the first State Agent for women by the United States Department of…