Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Spring Used By The 209th Regt. Penn Vols.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, February 9, 2025
1. Spring Used By The 209th Regt. Penn Vols. Marker
209th Regt. Penn Vols.
during the
Siege of Petersburg
1864-1865
Erected Oct. 1912 by
F.H. Barker
M.A. Embick
S.W. Jones
Erected 1912 by F.H. Barker, M.A. Embick, S.W. Jones.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 37° 13.577′ N, 77° 21.248′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. It can be reached from Hickory Hill Road south of Jessup Street, on the right when traveling south. This marker is on a well cap on the Soldier's Spring Trail within Petersburg National Battlefield Park, accessed by walking about half a mile down the Attack Road Trail from the Battery 9 Tour Stop on Siege Road. 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 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 this marker: To The Unknown Confederate Dead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of U.S. Military Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); U.S. Colored Troops (approx. 0.4 miles away); Monotonous Toil (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Splendid Charge (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named
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Other markers no longer nearby. Prince George Court House Road (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed); Infantry Earthworks (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Survivors of the IX Corps regiment erected the monument in October 1912. The remains of a Dimmock Line Battery, apparently Battery 13, are directly adjacent to the stream & spring. Two flights of curving concrete steps set into a slope provide access to the monument, consisting of a 3-ft-square concrete spring box.
Regarding Spring Used By The 209th Regt. Penn Vols.. Water was a precious resource for both sides in the trench lines around Petersburg in June 1864-April 1865. The Soldiers Spring Monument marks the spring used by the 209th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry of Burnside's IX Corps during the Siege of Petersburg. The spring
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, February 9, 2025
2. Spring Used By The 209th Regt. Penn Vols. Marker
The marker is on the concrete cap down a flight of old steps.
Also see . . . Petersburg National Battlefield. National Park Service (Submitted on March 2, 2025.)
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, February 9, 2025
3. Spring Used By The 209th Regt. Penn Vols. Marker
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, February 9, 2025
4. Spring Used By The 209th Regt. Penn Vols. Marker
Spring Box Opening
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, February 9, 2025
5. Spring Used By The 209th Regt. Penn Vols. Marker
The indistinct remains of Confederate Battery 13 on the Dimmock Line are just north of the Soldier's Spring Trail before reaching the spring. The eroded parapet is the hill at left in this image, with the front ditch evident at right running back into the woods.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 24, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
