Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery 45
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007
1. Battery 45 Marker
Siege of Petersburg
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Erected Apr. 2, 1914
By A.P. Hill Camp S.C.V.
Erected 1914 by A.P. Hill Camp S.C.V.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military • Notable Places • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 2, 1903.
Location. 37° 11.987′ N, 77° 26.126′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. Marker is on Boydton Plank Road west of Defense Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is just west of the Cottage Farm marker on the north side of Boydton Plank Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cottage Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Rohoic Dam (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Fort Gregg (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fort Gregg (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Battle of Fort Whitworth (approx. one mile away); Siege of Petersburg—Grant's Eighth Offensive (approx. one mile away); Central State Hospital Cemetery
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Also see . . .
1. The Final Assaults and the Fall of Petersburg, April 2, 1865. (Submitted on May 29, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Petersburg National Battlefield. National Park Service. (Submitted on May 29, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2007
2. Fort Lee on the Confederate Defense Line
Battery 45 was part of the original Dimmock Line. It was eventually renamed Fort lee in honor of the Confederate commander-in-chief.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 24, 2008
3. Remains of Earthwork at Battery 45
Located to the east of Forts Gregg and Whitworth, Battery 45 successfully held after the Union breakthrough of April 2. It was later evacuated when the Confederates fled from Petersburg that night.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,061 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on October 20, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
