Historical Markers and War Memorials in Petersburg
Petersburg, Virginia and Vicinity
▶ Chesterfield County (212)
▶ Amelia County (33)
▶ Charles City County (65)
▶ Colonial Heights (19)
▶ Dinwiddie County (128)
▶ Goochland County (23)
▶ Henrico County (307)
▶ Hopewell (64)
▶ Petersburg (156)
▶ Powhatan County (26)
▶ Prince George County (32)
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▶ Amelia County (33)
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▶ Colonial Heights (19)
▶ Dinwiddie County (128)
▶ Goochland County (23)
▶ Henrico County (307)
▶ Hopewell (64)
▶ Petersburg (156)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| 1► Virginia (Chesterfield County), Petersburg — O-26 — Mattoax — |
| On River Road (Virginia Route 36) west of Winfree Avenue, on the left when traveling west. | |||
| 2► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — “A Determination That Knew No Such Word as Fail” The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 3► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — “A Great Struggle is Now Impending” The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 4► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — “Our Line of Battle was so Thin” The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 5► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — “The Cannons Flashes Lit Up the Terrible Scene” The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 6► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — “The Strongest Line of Works Ever Constructed” The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 7► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — “We Fought Desperately” The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 8► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — 1st Lieutenant Evander McNair Robeson The Breakthrough Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 9► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — 1st Lieutenant Octavius Augustus Wiggins The Breakthrough Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 10► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — A Mysterious Historic Feature The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 11► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — A.P. Hill Memorial — |
| On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Duncan Road (County Route 670), on the left when traveling west on Boydton Plank Road. | |||
| 12► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — After the Breakthrough: April 2, 1865 The Banks House Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 13► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Battlefield Terrain The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 14► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Brother vs. Brother The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 15► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — S-51 — Burgess Mill — |
| On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.3 miles north of White Oak Road, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 16► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — S-48 — Cattle (Beefsteak) Raid — |
| On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at White Oak Road, on the right when traveling north on Boydton Plank Road. | |||
| 17► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — I-6 — Central State Hospital — |
| On West Washington Street (U.S. 1) at 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Washington Street. | |||
| 18► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Confederate Fort Gregg — |
| On Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 19► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — S-82 — Confederate Fort Whitworth — |
| On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Albemarle Street, on the right when traveling north on Boydton Plank Road. | |||
| 20► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Confederate Winter Huts The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 21► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Confederate Winter Quarters The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 22► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — S-47 — Edge Hill — |
| On West Washington Street (U.S. 1) at Boydton Plank Road (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street. | |||
| 23► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Field Fortifications The Military Encampment Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 24► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — First Man Over the Works The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 25► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Fort Conahey — |
| On Flank Road, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 26► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Fort Gregg — |
| On Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 27► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — S-50 — Hatcher's Run — |
| On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.3 miles north of White Oak Road, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 28► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — History of the Banks House The Banks House Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 29► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Kitchen and Servants Hall Tudor Hall Plantation — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 30► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Kitchen Garden Tudor Hall Plantation — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 31► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Lieutenant Colonel George B. Damon The Breakthrough Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 32► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Lieutenant Colonel Ronald A. Kennedy The Breakthrough Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 33► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — McGowans South Carolina Brigade The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 34► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier Lee's Retreat April 2, 1865 — |
| On Boydon Plank Road (U.S. 1) at Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left on Boydon Plank Road. | |||
| 35► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Petersburg Battlefields Life between the Picket Lines — |
| Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 36► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Petersburg Battlefields Contested Ground — |
| Near Church Road (Virginia Route 627) at Flank Road, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 37► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Petersburg Battlefields The Campaign for Petersburg — |
| Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 38► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Petersburg Battlefields The Union Line — |
| Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 39► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — 15 — Petersburg State Colony for the Negro Insane Petersburg, Virginia Dinwiddie County — |
| Near 7th Avenue 0.5 miles north of Albermarle Street. | |||
| 40► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Sergeant John E. Buffington The Breakthrough Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 41► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Siege of Petersburg—Grant's Eighth Offensive April 2-3, 1865 Fall of Petersburg and Richmond — |
| On 7th Avenue 0.1 miles north of Simpson Road (Virginia Route 142), on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 42► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Siege of Petersburg—Grant's Fifth Offensive September 29 - October 2, 1864 Battle of Peebles' Farm — |
| On Flank Road at Church Road (Virginia Route 672), on the right when traveling west on Flank Road. | |||
| 43► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Sixth Maryland Infantry Monument — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.7 miles east of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1). | |||
| 44► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Attack Begins The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 45► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Banks House Pamplin Historical Park — |
| On Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 46► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of Fort Whitworth — |
| On 7th Avenue at Accomack Street, on the right when traveling north on 7th Avenue. | |||
| 47► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of Harmon Road The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 48► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road The Walking Trail — |
| Near White Oak Road at Clairborne Road, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 49► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road Four Years of War, Ten Months of Siege — |
| Near White Oak Road, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 50► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road The Battle of Lewis Farm — |
| Near White Oak Road, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 51► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road Moving into Position — |
| Near White Oak Road, on the left when traveling west. | |||
| 52► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road March 31, 1865 — |
| Near White Oak Road, on the left when traveling west. | |||
| 53► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road The Union Counterattack — |
| Near White Oak Road, on the left when traveling west. | |||
| 54► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road Breaking the Line — |
| Near White Oak Road, on the left when traveling west. | |||
| 55► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Big House Tudor Hall Plantation Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 56► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Boisseau Family Cemetery Tudor Hall Plantation — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 57► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Breakthrough The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 58► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Breakthrough — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.7 miles south of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 59► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Breakthrough at Hart Farm The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 60► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670). | |||
| 61► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Civil War Years The Banks House Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 62► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Confederate Counterattack The Breakthrough Trail — |
| On Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.7 miles south of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 63► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Confederate Fortifications The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 64► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Hart Farm The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Virginia Route 670, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 65► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Hart House The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 66► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Kitchen Quarter The Banks House Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 67► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Largest Fort — |
| 68► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Military Landscape Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles south of Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670). | |||
| 69► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Petersburg Railroad — |
| On Johnson Road, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 70► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Plantaton Landscape Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles south of Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 71► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Tobacco Barn Tudor Hall Plantation — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 72► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Tudor Hall Tudor Hall Plantation — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 73► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Tudor Hall Barn Tudor Hall Plantation — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 74► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Tudor Hall Field Quarter Tudor Hall Plantation Pamplin Historical Park — |
| Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 75► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — S-49 — Where Hill Fell — |
| On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 76► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — S-52 — White Oak Road — |
| On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) at White Oak Road, on the right when traveling north on Boydton Plank Road. | |||
| 77► Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — S-81 — White Oak Road Engagement 31 March 1865 — |
| On White Oak Road at Clairborne Road, on the right when traveling west on White Oak Road. | |||
| 78► Virginia, Petersburg — “A Splendid Charge” — |
| On Siege Road, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 79► Virginia, Petersburg — “A Stupendous Failure” Petersburg National Battlefield National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| Near Siege Road. | |||
| 80► Virginia, Petersburg — 1864-1865: The Bombardment of Petersburg — |
| On Rock Street at East Old Street, on the right when traveling south on Rock Street. | |||
| 81► Virginia, Petersburg — A Fatal Error — |
| On Siege Road, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 82► Virginia, Petersburg — A Final Effort — |
| On Siege Road, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 83► Virginia, Petersburg — A.P. Hill Death Site — |
| Near Sentry Hill Ct.. | |||
| 84► Virginia, Petersburg — African-Americans in Petersburg — |
| On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street. | |||
| 85► Virginia, Petersburg — Appomattox River Heritage Trail — |
| On Fleet Street (Virginia Route 36) 0.1 miles north of Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 86► Virginia, Petersburg — Architectural Heritage — |
| On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street. | |||
| 87► Virginia, Petersburg — Artillery at Petersburg — |
| Near Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 88► Virginia, Petersburg — Arts & Recreation — |
| On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street. | |||
| 89► Virginia, Petersburg — QA-9 — Battersea — |
| On West Washington Street (U.S. 1) at Battersea Lane, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street. | |||
| 90► Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 31 Confederate Defense Line — |
| On Coggin Street 0.1 miles north of Glenroy Street, in the median. | |||
| 91► Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 45 — |
| On Defense Road/Fort Lee Road, on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 92► Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line — |
| Near Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 93► Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 5 Trail — |
| On Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 94► Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 8 of the Dimmock Line — |
| On Siege Road, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 95► Virginia, Petersburg — QA-12 — Battle of Petersburg — |
| On Crater Road (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 96► Virginia, Petersburg — Battle of Petersburg — |
| On Crater Road (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 97► Virginia, Petersburg — QA-20 — Battle of Petersburg 25 April 1781 Artillery Position — |
| On S Little Church Street at E Washington Street (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling north on S Little Church Street. | |||
| 98► Virginia, Petersburg — QA-21 — Battle of Petersburg 25 April 1781 British Line of Attack — |
| On Washington Street (Virginia Route 36), on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 99► Virginia, Petersburg — QA-24 — Battle of Petersburg 25 April 1781 Flanking Movement — |
| On Graham Road, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 100► Virginia, Petersburg — QA-22 — Battle of Petersburg 25 April 1781 East Hill — |
| On North Madison Street 0.1 miles north of East Washington Street (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling north. | |||
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