Hopewell, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

General Grant's Headquarters

By Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2007

1. General Grant's Headquarters marker at City Point

Inscription. General Grant’s headquarters at Appomattox Manor 1864-65 during the siege of Petersburg and Richmond. President Lincoln spent 3 weeks in City Point during April, 1865.

Erected 1961.

Location. 37° 18.926′ N, 77° 16.62′ W. Marker is in Hopewell, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of Cedar Lane and Pecan Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Cedar Lane. Touch for map. Marker is near the parking lot of the City Point Unit of Pertersburg National Battlefield. Marker is in this post office area: Hopewell VA 23860, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Appomattox Manor (here, next to this marker); City Point (a few steps from this marker); City Point, Virginia (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named City Point (within shouting distance of this marker); The Peacemaker (within shouting distance of this marker); The Depot Field Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); Porter House (within shouting distance of this marker); City Point’s Rails And Waterways (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopewell.

Also see . . . Grant's Headquarters.

Grant's Headquarters marker with Appomattox Manor image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2007

2. Grant's Headquarters marker with Appomattox Manor

National Park Service site offering details about Grant's Headquarters. (Submitted on December 2, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Categories. • War, US Civil •

General Grant's Headquarters Marker image. Click for full size.

By Brandon Fletcher, June 23, 2010

3. General Grant's Headquarters Marker

Marker on right

Eppes house - Appomattox Manor image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2007

4. Eppes house - Appomattox Manor

Grant's Cabin image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2007

5. Grant's Cabin

Gen. U.S. Grant made his headquarters in this cabin at City Point. It is located a short distance east of Appomattox Manor.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 28, 2007, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,466 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2007, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. 3. submitted on August 12, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on November 28, 2007, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.