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(7-2005) Petersburg National
Battlefield Tour Stop-5: Fort Stedman
Fort Stedman Cannons
The cannons are pointing in the
direction of the Confederate position at Colquitt's Salient. Guns like
these would have been used by the Union Army of the Potomac across the
barren landscape during the siege of Petersburg, Virginia against the
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. This photo was taken on a rainy,
overcast July 7, 2005
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(7-2006) Petersburg National
Battlefield Tour Stop-1: Confederate Battery 5
South entrance to Battery 5
Located behind the visitor center, this was one of the strongest works
on the original Confederate defense line (the Dimmock Line). Federal
troops captured it on June 15, 1864. A trail leads to the site where the
Dictator, a huge mortar used to shell Confederate batteries north of the
Appomattox River, was located
Interpretive Marker: Battery 5 of the Dimmock
Line
Interpretive Marker: Battery 5 Trail
Photos by Webmaster
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(7-2006) Petersburg National
Battlefield Tour Stop-1: Confederate Battery 5
View looking toward north wall of the battery
Photo by Webmaster |
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(7-2006) Petersburg National
Battlefield Tour Stop-1: Confederate Battery 5
View looking toward west wall of the battery
Photo by Webmaster |
