Hopewell, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
A Busy Port
Petersburg National Battlefield
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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 31, 2009
1. A Busy Port NPS Marker
Beyond the masts and rigging and the smoke stacks and steam of the water craft, were groups of tents, long ranges of whitewashed barracks, log huts, and shanties of every shape.....these were moving uniformed soldiers and officers, negroes driving mule teams, and sentries on duty, and over all flags flying gaily. Mrs. W. [Wilson]
Between June 1864 and April 1865, City Point was one of the busiest ports in the world. Sometimes as many as 200 ships were anchored in the rivers here, feeding tons of materiel into a supply distribution system renowned for its efficiency.
Edward H. Henry, a captain's clerk here at City Point, painted this panorama City Point, Virginia; Headquarters of General Grant. It is the most accurate known depiction of the huge Federal depot. You are standing at the base of the bluff to the right of the locomotive.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 37° 19.02′
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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 the North Atlantic Region, 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: Grant's Cabin (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic City Point (about 400 feet away); City Point (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named City Point's Rails And Waterways (about 500 feet away); One Soldier, One Family, One War (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Quartermaster Repair Shops (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named City Point (about 600 feet away); Virginia Indians near City Point (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopewell.
Other markers no longer nearby. City Point (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); City Points Rails And Waterways (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named One Soldier, One Family, One War (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it);
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 31, 2009
2. A Busy Port Marker (facing upriver)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 31, 2009
3. A Busy Port Marker (facing down river)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 31, 2009
4. Civil War earthworks on the bluff above.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 31, 2009
5. NPS Earthworks Marker.
The earthen mounds around you are part of the original Civil War defenses used in 1864-65. Please help the National Park Service preserve them by not walking on them.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,429 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on December 13, 2024, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 4, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
