Siege of Petersburg, Virginia

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3. Don Hogan, GA
4. Jack Snyder, IN
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Crater Panorama
 
Blandford Church and Cemetery
 

NPS Map

Links:
1. Petersburg National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)
2. Petersburg, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3. Siege of Petersburg
4. Petersburg, Virginia Photos
5. Historic Maps » Petersburg, Va.
6. Petersburg Campaign (American Civil War) -- Britannica
7. Virginia Civil War Battle Richmond Petersburg Campaign
8. Pamplin Park
9. U. S. A. Civil War Photographs
10. Petersburg: Virginia Is For Lovers
11. Civil War Petersburg
12. TheHistoryNet | American Civil War | Siege of Petersburg:

 
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Photos:
Blandford Church and Cemetery
City Point,  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10

Pamplin Historic Park
TS-1: Battery 5 Trail: The Dictator,  2  3  4
TS-1: Confederate Battery 5,  2  3
TS-2: Confederate Battery 8,  2
TS-3: Confederate Battery 9,  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
TS-4: Harrison Creek

TS-5: Colquitt's Salient
TS-5: Fort Stedman,  2  3  4  5  6
TS-6: Fort Haskell
TS-7: Fort Morton
TS-7: Taylor Farm Ruins,  2  3
TS-8: The Crater,  2  3  4  5  6

TS-10: Fort Wadsworth,
US Colored Troops Monument
Visitor Center,  2  3
 
(2013) Enlarge Petersburg National Battlefield Tour Stop-1: Confederate Battery 5

William Bozic photo
 

(5-2001) Petersburg National Battlefield Tour Stop-1: Confederate Battery 5
 
View of Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line. One of the many earthen walled forts constructed by the Confederate forces in the line surrounding Petersburg. On June 15, 1864 at 7:45 PM the Union 18th Corps attacked and broke the Confederate's line here. Though there were few Confederate forces in front of the Union attackers Gen. William Smith stopped the attack to await re-enforcements. Had he continued, Petersburg and Richmond (?) would have been taken then
 
Jack Snyder photo

(5-2001) Petersburg National Battlefield Tour Stop-1: Battery 5 Trail (The Dictator)
 
13" seacoast mortar similar to the 13" mortar used by Gen. Grant's forces during siege of Petersburg. The mortar required 14 pounds of black powder to throw a 225 pound ball 2 miles into Petersburg. The ball was fused to explode at tree level and was filled with 11 pounds of powder
 
Jack Snyder photo
 
Wartime view of the Dictator

        

 

Petersburg National Battlefield 
 
Wartime view of the Dictator

(5-2001) Petersburg National Battlefield Tour Stop-3: Confederate Battery 9
 
View from inside a replica of a portion of the earthworks surrounding Petersburg and Richmond
 
Jack Snyder photo

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