Near Petersburg in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line
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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 19, 2024
1. Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line Marker
Beginning in August 1862, Confederate Captain Charles Dimmock oversaw the construction of a ten-mile line of defensive fortifications around Petersburg. Free and enslaved Black laborers performed most of the work. In late spring 1864, work stopped on the Dimmock Line due to US army troop movements. In June 1864, a Confederate officer noted the lines were still weak. Battery 5 was one of the largest of the fifty-five artillery positions on the Dimmock Line.
(captions)
"Defences of Petersburg Engineer Service, Slave Roll for Sept, Oct, & Nov 1863. $68.67 Petersburg Negroes."
Battery 5 a few days after it was captured by the US Army. (Library of Congress)
Erected 2024 by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1862.
Location. 37° 14.709′ N, 77° 21.429′ 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), on the left when traveling north. Marker located
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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: A different marker also named Opportunity Lost (within shouting distance of this marker); The Petersburg Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Artillery at Petersburg (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Uprooted by War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Siege of Petersburg Grant's First Offensive (about 400 feet away);
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 19, 2024
2. Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line (has been replaced with this marker); Opportunity Lost (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Uprooted by War (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Battery 5 Trail (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Siege of Petersburg (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line".
Also see . . .
1. Petersburg National Battlefield. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on October 21, 2024.)
2. The Siege of Petersburg Online. An information compilation
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 19, 2024
3. Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
