On James River Drive (Virginia Route 10) at Lebanon Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling west on James River Drive.
This place, five miles northeast, has been owned by the Harrison family for two centuries. John Martin patented the land in 1617; Nathaniel Harrison bought it in 1720. The present house was built about 1770. The British General Phillips landed at . . . — — Map (db m74771) HM
On James River Drive (Virginia Route 10) 0.2 miles east of Wards Creek Road (County Route 614), on the right when traveling west.
Four miles north on James River. There, on January 3, 1781, Benedict Arnold, ascending the river, was fired on by cannon. On January 10, Arnold, returning, sent ashore there a force that was ambushed by George Rogers Clark. Fort Powhatan stood there . . . — — Map (db m11654) HM
On South Crater Road (U.S. 301) 0.5 miles south of Johns Road, on the right when traveling south.
Prince George County. Area 294 Square Miles. Formed in 1702 from Charles City, and named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne. The battles of the crater, 1864, and Fort Steadman, 1865, took place in this county. . . . — — Map (db m18920) HM
On South Crater Road (U.S. 301) at Woodys Road, on the right when traveling south on South Crater Road.
Three miles north. There the Union cavalryman Kautz, in Wilson's raid, destroyed the station, June 22, 1864. Returning from Burkeville, Kautz reached there again June 29, and was joined by Wilson. Attacked by Hampton, Wilson and Kautz hastily . . . — — Map (db m164222) HM
On Courtland Road (Virginia Route 35) 0.5 miles south of Log Road, on the right when traveling south.
Prince George County. Area 294 Square Miles. Formed in 1702 from Charles City, and named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne. The battles of the crater, 1864, and Fort Steadman, 1865, took place in this county. . . . — — Map (db m18111) HM
On Clark Avenue at Sustainment Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Clark Avenue.
The Gordon R. Davis House is the oldest building on Fort Gregg-Adams. Construction of the structure began in 1915 by Joseph Sarna. The land was purchased for a training camp in 1917 and the house was completed in 1918. Dubbed the "White House," it . . . — — Map (db m234816) HM
The impossible we do at once, the miraculous takes a little longer.Panel 2
Early Years
Brerhon Burke Somervell was born on May 9, 1892, in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was the only child of William Taylor Somervell, a . . . — — Map (db m234873) HM
On 11th Street at Redstone Drive, in the median on 11th Street.
Based on the M4 Sherman tank chassis, this recovery vehicle concept was developed in World War II. This model was used through the 1950's.
Weight: 61,700 pounds
Crew: 4
Speed: 26 MPH max — — Map (db m234812) HM
Here at Petersburg on June 15, 1864, African-American troops recorded their first major success of the war in Virginia. “They made a splendid charge…and won great favor in the eyes of white soldiers by their courage and bravery.” - . . . — — Map (db m7075) HM
On June 15, 1864, after seizing Battery 5, Union troops swept southward along the Dimmock Line. Men of the 1st and 22nd Colored Troops captured Battery 8, overcoming heavy resistance from part of Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise’s Virginia brigade. By the . . . — — Map (db m7029) HM
On Oaklawn Blvd (Virginia Route 36), on the right when traveling east.
City Point is five miles northeast. There Governor Sir Thomas Dale made a settlement in 1613. In April, 1781, the British General Phillips landed there. Grant had his base of operations there in the siege of Petersburg, 1864-1865. Lincoln was there . . . — — Map (db m14554) HM
Near Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
Sept. 1864: “…the enemy frequently shoot very large shells into Petersburg & do some damage to buildings, but the people are getting used to it, so they don’t mind them….” - A.I.P. Varin 2nd Mississippi Famous but militarily ineffective, the . . . — — Map (db m6896) HM
Near A Avenue at 22nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
In World War II, over 450 members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) were assigned to a secret experiment. It called for the creation of coastal gun battery, comprised of both men and women, with the mission to protect the Military . . . — — Map (db m101960) HM
On Siege Road, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
“Attacking entrenchments has been tried so often and with such fearful losses that even the stupidest private now knows that it cannot succeed, and the natural consequence follows; the men will not try it. The very sight of a bank of earth . . . — — Map (db m185747) HM
Re-created here are samples of some of the infantry earthworks that ringed Petersburg – works that one man said made the landscape resemble “an immense prairie dog village.”
As the siege wore on, assaults against entrenched positions became . . . — — Map (db m185819) HM
“The romance of a soldier’s life disappears in a siege. The change of scenery and the lively marches are gone, and the same monotonous unvaried rounds of toil take their place. Sunday and weekday are all alike.” T.M. Blythe 50th N.Y. . . . — — Map (db m7079) HM
Near Siege Road, on the left. Reported permanently removed.
This trail follows the old road which ran between Petersburg and Prince George Court House. It was used by both armies to move men and supplies. — — Map (db m185748) HM
In memory of the valorous service of Regiments and Companies of the U.S. Colored Troops Army of the James and Army of the Potomac Siege of Petersburg 1864 – 65 — — Map (db m7081) WM
Near A Avenue near 22nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
This warrior figure is a tribute
to all Army women who have served
in defense of our nation.
She represents their sacrifices,
dedication and loyalty.
Dedicated on Veteran's Day 2013.
Funded with contributions made to the
Friends . . . — — Map (db m101963) WM
On Oaklawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 36) at Lee Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Oaklawn Boulevard.
The Women’s Army Corps (WAC) Training Center was established at nearby Camp Lee in 1948, when the corps gained Regular Army status. The first staff members transformed overgrown fields and dilapidated buildings into usable facilities. Run entirely . . . — — Map (db m98806) HM
On James River Drive (Virginia Route 10) at Flowerdew Hundred Road (County Route 639), on the right when traveling west on James River Drive.
Four miles north of here, Governor Sir George Yeardley established Flowerdew Hundred settlement by 1619. In 1621 a windmill was built there, the first one recorded in English North America. In response to English expansion in Powhatan lands, such an . . . — — Map (db m11659) HM
On James River Drive (Virginia Route 10) at Flowerdew Hundred Road (County Route 639), on the right when traveling west on James River Drive.
The creek nearby was named for Nathaniel Powell, acting Governor in 1619. Weyanoke Indian town was here. Nearby is the site of an old mill, known in the Revolution as Bland's, and later, Cocke's Mill. The British General Phillips passed here, May . . . — — Map (db m11657) HM
On James River Drive (Virginia Route 10) at Merchants Hope Road (Virginia Route 641), on the right when traveling east on James River Drive.
This well-known colonial church's architectural form and detail is typical of early and mid-18th-century Virginia churches. Located half a mile south, the building has Flemish-bond brickwork, modillion cornice, and a gracefully splayed gable roof. . . . — — Map (db m30241) HM
On Jordan Point Road (Virginia Route 156) at Jordan Point Parkway, on the right on Jordan Point Road.
Richard Bland (1710-1776), statesman and son of Richard and Elizabeth Randolph Bland of Jordan's Point, represented Prince George County in the House of Burgesses from 1742 to 1776. Between the 1750s and 1774, Bland played a leading role through . . . — — Map (db m18748) HM
On Jordan Point Road (Virginia Route 156) at Jordan Point Parkway, on the right when traveling north on Jordan Point Road. Reported missing.
Prior to 1619, Native Americans occupied this prominent peninsula along the upper James River, now called Jordan's Point. Arriving in Jamestown by 1610, Samuel Jordan served in July 1619 in Jamestown as a burgess for Charles City in the New World's . . . — — Map (db m18749) HM
On Community Lane south of County Drive (U.S. 460), on the left when traveling west.
Beginning in the late 1880's, this region of Prince George County along the Norfolk & Western Railway became the center of the first largest settlement of Czech and Slovak immigrants in Virginia. Originally known as Wells Station, then . . . — — Map (db m91748) HM
On Siege Road, 0.2 miles north of Oaklawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 36), on the left when traveling north.
On May 4, 1864, the Federal Army crossed the Rapidan River twenty miles west of Fredericksburg. The next day, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's forces struck the Union army in the Wilderness, opening a month-long campaign of nearly nonstop . . . — — Map (db m155055) HM
Near Siege Road, 0.2 miles north of Oaklawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 36), on the left when traveling north.
Union General Ulysses S. Grant wanted to capture Richmond—capital of the Confederacy. Grant knew that the key to Richmond was Petersburg which was lightly defended by Confederate forces. Failing to take Richmond by approaching from the north, . . . — — Map (db m155051) HM
The thin rails of the United States Military Railroad brought men, sustenance, supplies, and ammunition from City Point to Union armies sprawled across 30 miles of war-torn Virginia. You are near the site of Meade Station, one of the road's major . . . — — Map (db m234624) HM
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done. — — Map (db m75529) HM
Near Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
"The campaign became quite scientific, so that after the first few weeks, we learned to tell by the sound the nature of every missile that passed over us, and knew which ones to dodge. The mortar shells had the most terror for us. The ordinary . . . — — Map (db m14602) HM
On Ruffin Road at Old Stage Road, on the right when traveling north on Ruffin Road.
Bailey's Creek is named for Temperance Bailey (ca. 1617-ca. 1652), the daughter of Cicely Bailey and her first husband, whose name is unknown. When he died before Sept. 1620, Temperance inherited 200 acres of land near here at the age of three. Her . . . — — Map (db m17731) HM
Near Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
In 1862 – two years before the first Federals appeared at the city’s gates – Confederate Captain Charles Dimmock oversaw the construction of a ten-mile line of defensive works ringing Petersburg. In front of you is Battery 5 one of the largest of . . . — — Map (db m180822) HM
On Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
On the ground before you the first major attacks against Petersburg occurred. This bloodletting marked the beginning of nine months of siege. This 0.6-mile trail will take you through Battery 5 of the Confederate Dimmock Line, captured by . . . — — Map (db m14601) HM
On Courthouse Road at Administration Drive, on the left when traveling north on Courthouse Road.
Lord Cornwallis, going toward the James in pursuit of Lafayette, passed here, May 24, 1781. A part of Grant's army passed here on the way to Petersburg, June, 1864. The place was occupied by Union troops in 1864-65. — — Map (db m17732) HM
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 106) 0.1 miles west of Administration Drive, on the right when traveling west.
To those who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the services of their country in World Wars I and II from Prince George County, Virginia
World War I
White
Timothy B. Gogle • Roy Ellis • Harvey F. D. Tatum
Colored
James Wooden . . . — — Map (db m149577) WM
On Petersburg Tour Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
Buried with his parents are Josiah Jordan, his wife, Mary and four of their children - Watson, 10 months, Laura, 3 years, Charles, 4 months, and Lemuel, 24 years. This land was Josiah's farm at the time of the siege. — — Map (db m185654) HM
On Ruffin Road at Old Stage Road, on the right when traveling north on Ruffin Road.
Weyanoke Indians, part of the Powhatan Chiefdom, occupied Jordan's Point, around two miles north on the James River, when English colonists arrived in 1607. There, about 1620, Samuel Jordan settled; the place was called Jordan's Journey. By 1625, . . . — — Map (db m17733) HM
Near Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
“At that hour, Petersburg was clearly at the mercy of the Federal commander, who had all but captured it.” - Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, CSA Confederate Commander, June 15, 1864 “Deeming that I held important points of the enemy’s line of . . . — — Map (db m185663) HM
Near Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
At 7 p.m. on June 15, 1864, the boom of Union cannons to the east foreshadowed a Union attack on the Dimmock Line. Minutes later, soldiers of the Union Eighteenth Corps broke through the undermanned Confederate line and swarmed over the works . . . — — Map (db m185664) HM
On Courthouse Road (Route 106) 0.1 miles west of Administration Drive, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice in military service to their country from Prince George County
Korea
Andrew G. Book • Larry Kennedy • Thomas W. King • John D. Meikle • Willie L. Moore • William E. O'Berry • Robert . . . — — Map (db m149579) WM
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 106), on the right when traveling west.
After crossing the James River, Gen. Gouverneur Warren’s Fifth Corps and Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s Ninth Corps were ordered to move toward Petersburg. One of two primary routes of advance, Prince George Court House Road (Road 106) was used by more . . . — — Map (db m3897) HM
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 106), on the right when traveling west.
In June 1864, Gen. U.S. Grant began to confine Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia within the Richmond and Petersburg defenses. The South Side R.R., connecting Petersburg and Lynchburg, and the Richmond and Danville R.R. supplied Lee’s . . . — — Map (db m14771) HM
On Ruffin Road (Virginia Route 106) at Old Stage Road, on the right when traveling east on Ruffin Road.
As the summer of 1864 ended with Union Gen. U.S. Grant’s army still laying siege to Petersburg, Southern sources learned of a large herd of cattle being held at nearby Coggin’s Point on the James River. The cattle were grazing at “Beechwood,” the . . . — — Map (db m14773) HM
On Old Stage Road at Heritage Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Stage Road.
Just to the north of the road here, at old Sycamore Church, Wade Hampton, coming from the south, attacked the Union cavalry guarding Grant's beef cattle, September 16, 1864. The Unionists were overpowered; Hampton, rounding up 2,500 beeves, . . . — — Map (db m17734) HM
In 1864, the Union Army’s plan was to press relentlessly and destroy Lee’s Army. On May 4, Grant crossed the Rapidan and started south. Unable to accomplish his objective at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor, he nevertheless succeeded in . . . — — Map (db m100716) HM
On Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
Before you is the foundation of "Clermont," the center of a 525-acre plantation where Josiah Jordan III's family lived before the siege. Behind you and to your left were the quarters of twenty-two enslaved Black men, women, and children who lived . . . — — Map (db m185652) HM
Near Siege Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
“Every tree, stump, and fence has disappeared… What was once verdant is now a wasteland of dust and dirt.” - John Haley, 17th Maine Infantry January 26, 1865 The gentle depression in front of you is the only vestige of the Josiah Jordan . . . — — Map (db m185653) HM
Near Courts Drive just north of Laurel Spring Road, on the right when traveling north.
A grateful
Prince George
remembers it's
World War II Veterans
This tree planted
Nov. 11, 1995
by WW II Commemorative Committee
A remembrance by
Parkers Grocery — — Map (db m149570) WM
