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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Petersburg

 
Clickable Map of Chesterfield County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Chesterfield County, VA (212) Amelia County, VA (33) Charles City County, VA (65) Colonial Heights Ind. City, VA (19) Dinwiddie County, VA (128) Goochland County, VA (23) Henrico County, VA (307) Hopewell Ind. City, VA (64) Petersburg Ind. City, VA (156) Powhatan County, VA (26) Prince George County, VA (32) Richmond Ind. City, VA (457)  ChesterfieldCounty(212) Chesterfield County (212)  AmeliaCounty(33) Amelia County (33)  CharlesCityCounty(65) Charles City County (65)  (19) Colonial Heights (19)  DinwiddieCounty(128) Dinwiddie County (128)  GoochlandCounty(23) Goochland County (23)  HenricoCounty(307) Henrico County (307)  (64) Hopewell (64)  (156) Petersburg (156)  PowhatanCounty(26) Powhatan County (26)  PrinceGeorgeCounty(32) Prince George County (32)  Richmond(457) Richmond (457)
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)
    Richmond (457)
 
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1Virginia (Chesterfield County), Petersburg — O-26 — Mattoax
On River Road (Virginia Route 36) west of Winfree Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
2Virginia (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.
3Virginia (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.
4Virginia (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.
5Virginia (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.
6Virginia (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.
7Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — “We Fought Desperately” — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
8Virginia (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.
9Virginia (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.
10Virginia (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.
11Virginia (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.
12Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — After the Breakthrough: April 2, 1865 — The Banks House — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south.
13Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Battlefield Terrain — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
14Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Brother vs. Brother — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
15Virginia (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.
16Virginia (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.
17Virginia (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.
18Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Confederate Fort Gregg
On Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
19Virginia (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.
20Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Confederate Winter Huts — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
21Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Confederate Winter Quarters — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
22Virginia (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.
23Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Field Fortifications — The Military Encampment — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
24Virginia (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.
25Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Fort Conahey
On Flank Road, on the right when traveling west.
26Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Fort Gregg
On Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
27Virginia (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.
28Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — History of the Banks House — The Banks House — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south.
29Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Kitchen and Servants Hall — Tudor Hall Plantation
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
30Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Kitchen Garden — Tudor Hall Plantation
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
31Virginia (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.
32Virginia (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.
33Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — McGowan’s South Carolina Brigade — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
34Virginia (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.
35Virginia (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.
36Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Petersburg Battlefields — Contested Ground
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 627) at Flank Road, on the left when traveling north.
37Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Petersburg Battlefields — The Campaign for Petersburg
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the right when traveling south.
38Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Petersburg Battlefields — The Union Line
Near Church Road (Virginia Route 672) at Flank Road, on the left when traveling north.
39Virginia (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.
40Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Sergeant John E. Buffington — The Breakthrough — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
41Virginia (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.
42Virginia (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.
43Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Sixth Maryland Infantry Monument
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.7 miles east of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1).
44Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Attack Begins — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
45Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Banks House — Pamplin Historical Park
On Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south.
46Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of Fort Whitworth
On 7th Avenue at Accomack Street, on the right when traveling north on 7th Avenue.
47Virginia (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.
48Virginia (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.
49Virginia (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.
50Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road — The Battle of Lewis Farm
Near White Oak Road, on the right when traveling west.
51Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road — Moving into Position
Near White Oak Road, on the left when traveling west.
52Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road — March 31, 1865
Near White Oak Road, on the left when traveling west.
53Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road — The Union Counterattack
Near White Oak Road, on the left when traveling west.
54Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road — Breaking the Line
Near White Oak Road, on the left when traveling west.
55Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Big House — Tudor Hall Plantation — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road, on the left when traveling south.
56Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Boisseau Family Cemetery — Tudor Hall Plantation
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
57Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Breakthrough — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
58Virginia (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.
59Virginia (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.
60Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670).
61Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Civil War Years — The Banks House — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south.
62Virginia (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.
63Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Confederate Fortifications — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
64Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Hart Farm — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Virginia Route 670, on the left when traveling south.
65Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Hart House — The Breakthrough Trail — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
66Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Kitchen Quarter — The Banks House — Pamplin Historical Park —
Near Hofheimer Way, on the left when traveling south.
67Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Largest Fort
68Virginia (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).
69Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Petersburg Railroad
On Johnson Road, on the right when traveling south.
70Virginia (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.
71Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Tobacco Barn — Tudor Hall Plantation
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
72Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Tudor Hall — Tudor Hall Plantation
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
73Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — Tudor Hall Barn — Tudor Hall Plantation
Near Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south.
74Virginia (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.
75Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — S-49 — Where Hill Fell
On Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south.
76Virginia (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.
77Virginia (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.
78Virginia, Petersburg — “A Splendid Charge”
On Siege Road, on the left when traveling south.
79Virginia, Petersburg — “A Stupendous Failure” — Petersburg National Battlefield — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Siege Road.
80Virginia, Petersburg — 1864-1865: The Bombardment of Petersburg
On Rock Street at East Old Street, on the right when traveling south on Rock Street.
81Virginia, Petersburg — A Fatal Error
On Siege Road, on the right when traveling south.
82Virginia, Petersburg — A Final Effort
On Siege Road, on the right when traveling south.
83Virginia, Petersburg — A.P. Hill Death Site
Near Sentry Hill Ct..
84Virginia, Petersburg — African-Americans in Petersburg
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street.
85Virginia, Petersburg — Appomattox River Heritage Trail
On Fleet Street (Virginia Route 36) 0.1 miles north of Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
86Virginia, Petersburg — Architectural Heritage
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street.
87Virginia, Petersburg — Artillery at Petersburg
Near Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
88Virginia, Petersburg — Arts & Recreation
On East Old Street at Rock Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Street.
89Virginia, Petersburg — QA-9 — Battersea
On West Washington Street (U.S. 1) at Battersea Lane, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street.
90Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 31 — Confederate Defense Line
On Coggin Street 0.1 miles north of Glenroy Street, in the median.
91Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 45
On Defense Road/Fort Lee Road, on the left when traveling east.
92Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 5 of the Dimmock Line
Near Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
93Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 5 Trail
On Petersburg Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
94Virginia, Petersburg — Battery 8 of the Dimmock Line
On Siege Road, on the right when traveling south.
95Virginia, Petersburg — QA-12 — Battle of Petersburg
On Crater Road (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling north.
96Virginia, Petersburg — Battle of Petersburg
On Crater Road (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling north.
97Virginia, 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.
98Virginia, 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.
99Virginia, Petersburg — QA-24 — Battle of Petersburg — 25 April 1781 — Flanking Movement —
On Graham Road, on the right when traveling west.
100Virginia, 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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