Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Gracie’s Salient

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 30, 2010

1. Gracie’s Salient Marker

Inscription. This salient named for Brig.-Genl. Archibald Gracie of Alabama, faced the Federal Forts Stedman and Haskell and was successfully held by the Confederates during the entire siege of Petersburg.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 13.806′ N, 77° 22.382′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. Marker can be reached from Siege Road, 1.6 miles south of East Washington Street (Virginia Route 36). This marker is in Petersburg National Battlefield Park near the Eastern Front Driving Tour Stop #5 - Fort Stedman. It is located on the Colquitt's Salient Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colquitt’s Salient (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Colquitt's Salient (about 500 feet away); Lee's Last Offensive (about 600 feet away); Wasted Valor (about 600 feet away); First Maine Heavy Artillery Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Stedman (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Stedman (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Final Effort (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Also see . . . Petersburg National Battlefield

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Gracie’s Salient image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 30, 2010

2. Gracie’s Salient

Gracie’s & Colquitt's Salients image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 30, 2010

3. Gracie’s & Colquitt's Salients

<i>Confederate fortifications at Gracie's Salient in front of Petersburg, Va.</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1865

4. Confederate fortifications at Gracie's Salient in front of Petersburg, Va.

Other Title: View of the interior of the enemy's lines at Gracie's Salient. Alternate title, date and text on back of mount from: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war. Washington, DC: c1866, vol. 2, plate 86, E468.7 .G2 (Case Y) Copy 1.

Photograph courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,313 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on October 12, 2015.