Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Colquitt’s Salient Trail
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 30, 2010
1. Colquitt’s Salient Trail Marker
The Colquitt’s Salient loop trail will lead you over ground involved with two of the most dramatic events of the Siege of Petersburg.
On the walk to Colquitt’s Salient, you will shadow the advance of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery during its tragic charge on June 18, 1864. On your return, you will be walking in the footsteps of the Confederates who attacked Fort Stedman on March 25, 1865. The trail is a half-mile long—about a twenty-minute walk.
(caption) A monument to the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery—shown here surrounded by survivors in 1895
Erected by Petersburg National Battlefield Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 13.939′ N, 77° 22.167′ W. Marker was in Petersburg, Virginia. It could be reached from Siege Road 1.6 miles south of East Washington Street. This marker is in Petersburg National Battlefield Park near the Eastern Front Driving Tour Stop #5 - Fort Stedman.
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Regionally, this marker was in Central Virginia. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Prince George Court House Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Siege of Petersburg—Lee Strikes Back (within shouting distance of this marker); A Final Effort (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Stedman (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Fort Stedman (about 300 feet away); Charge of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery (about 800 feet away); First Maine Heavy Artillery Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lee's Last Offensive (approx. 0.2 miles
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 30, 2010
2. Colquitt’s Salient Trail
Other markers no longer nearby. Hare House Site (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Wasted Valor (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Petersburg National Battlefield. (Submitted on October 31, 2010.)
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 20, 2021
3. Missing Colquitt’s Salient Trail Marker
It was previously located between the two visible historical markers.
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 1,352 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on October 20, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on October 20, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
