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

The Hart Farm

The Breakthrough Trail

— Pamplin Historical Park —

The Hart Farm Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

1. The Hart Farm Marker

Inscription. This extension of The Breakthrough Trail leads to the historic Hart House, a ten minute walk from here. The trail parallels the Confederate earthworks that extended across the Boisseau farm (Tudor Hall) to the neighboring Hart farm to the southwest. Pamplin Historical Park has restored the Hart House exterior to its appearance in 1865. Exhibits at the house describe the fighting that occurred there during the Battle of Peebles’ Farm on October 2, 1864 and during the Breakthrough of April 2, 1865. The terrain is fairly level and the trail is maintained for easy walking. The trail crosses a major local terrain feature, Arthur’s Swamp. Please help us protect the earthworks and other historic resources along the trail by remaining on the prepared path.

Erected by Pamplin Historical Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 2, 1862.

Location. 37° 10.756′ N, 77° 28.434′ W. Marker is near Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. It can be reached from Virginia Route 670, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Pamplin Historical Park, on the Breakthrough Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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

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this marker: The Breakthrough (within shouting distance of this marker); “The Strongest Line of Works Ever Constructed” (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); McGowan’s South Carolina Brigade (about 400 feet away); Sixth Maryland Infantry Monument (about 400 feet away); Lieutenant Colonel George B. Damon (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named The Breakthrough (about 500 feet away); The Confederate Fortifications (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named The Breakthrough (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

More about this marker. The right of the marker contains a map of the Breakthrough Trail and the Hart Farm loop. The location of the marker is indicated on this map.

Also see . . . Breakthrough at Petersburg. The American Civil War website. (Submitted on January 18, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

2. Hart House

Confederate fortifications built near this house were finally taken by Union troops during the Breakthrough of April 2, 1865.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

3. Hart Barn

The troops of General Gershom Mott charged across the fields round this barn toward the Confederate fortifications on the Hart Farm during the October 2, 1864 Battle of Peebles’ Farm.

The Hart Farm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

4. The Hart Farm

The Hart farmhouse (right) and barn can be seen in this photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,617 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on June 13, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 18, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.