(5-1984) Petersburg National Battlefield Tour Stop-2: Confederate Battery 8
 
Captured by black U.S. troops, this battery was renamed Fort Friend for the Friend House located nearby. The fort was refaced and served as a supporting artillery position for the duration of the siege, most notably during the Battle of Fort Stedman

(5-1984) Petersburg National Battlefield Tour Stop-5: Fort Stedman Trail (Colquitt's Salient)
 
Colquitt's Salient, a bulge in the Confederate line located near Fort Stedman. The artillery piece is a Confederate-manufactured 12-lb Napoleon. The Confederate Napoleon can be easily identified by the lack of the familiar muzzle "flair" found on Napoleons forged in the North

(5-1984) Petersburg National Battlefield Tour Stop-5: Fort Stedman
 
The exterior of Ft. Stedman, scene of the abortive breakout attempt by Lt. Gen. John B. Gordon, CSA on March 25, 1865. The plan was to breach the Union siege lines, take a secondary line of fortifications and drive to City Point, and to eventually link Lee's army with the army of Joe Johnson. Although Ft. Stedman and adjacent fortifications were taken, the secondary line of forts could not be located, and the Confederates were forced to return to their original lines

(5-1984) Petersburg National Battlefield Tour Stop-5: Fort Stedman
 
The interior of Ft. Stedman taken on a late Spring afternoon in May, 1984