Near Petersburg in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Petersburg Campaign

1864-1865

— Petersburg National Battlefield —

The Petersburg Campaign Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, January 21, 1995

1. The Petersburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. In 1864, the Union Army’s plan was to press relentlessly and destroy Lee’s Army. On May 4, Grant crossed the Rapidan and started south. Unable to accomplish his objective at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor, he nevertheless succeeded in turning the Confederate right and, on June 15, crossed the James. Again failing to break through, he besieged Lee’s Army in Petersburg. For 10 months Grant pushed his left flank around Petersburg and finally broke Lee’s last supply line near Five Forks, April 1, 1865. Evacuating Petersburg and Richmond, Lee retreated westward. Overtaken at Appomattox he surrendered his outnumbered army, April 9.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 37° 14.673′ N, 77° 21.422′ W. Marker is near Petersburg, Virginia, in Prince George County. It can be reached from Siege Road 0.2 miles north of Oaklawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 36). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5001 Siege Rd, Prince George VA 23875, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Artillery at Petersburg (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Uprooted by War (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Siege of Petersburg — Grant's First Offensive (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battery 5 Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stephen Tyng Mather (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The Siege of Petersburg (about 300 feet away); Prelude to Petersburg (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Uprooted by War (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Battery 5 Trail (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Siege of Petersburg (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Don Morfe, January 21, 1995

2. The Petersburg Campaign Marker

Sign at the entrance to Petersburg National Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, January 21, 1995

3. Sign at the entrance to Petersburg National Battlefield

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.