Petersburg National Battlefield

Petersburg National Battlefield

Infobox_protected_area | name = Petersburg National Battlefield
iucn_category = V



caption =
locator_x = 240
locator_y = 88
location = Southeast Virginia, USA
nearest_city = Petersburg, Virginia
lat_degrees = 37
lat_minutes = 13
lat_seconds = 10
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 21
long_seconds = 41
long_direction = W
area = 2,659.19 acres (10.76 km²)
established = July 3, 1926
visitation_num = 143,455
visitation_year = 2005
governing_body = National Park Service

Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg. The Battlefield is centered around Petersburg, Virginia, and also includes outlying components in Hopewell, Prince George County, and Dinwiddie County.

Park Units

Petersburg National Battlefield is composed of three major units and an additional managed component.

Eastern Front Visitor Center and Park Tour Road

Located off Virginia Route 36 east of Petersburg, the Eastern Front Visitor Center is the main visitor contact station for the Battlefield. Here, visitors can view exhibits and movies about the Siege of Petersburg as well as view Battery #5, an important early site in the Siege. The park entrance fee is also collected on the Eastern Front Visitor Center access road.

After leaving the Visitor Center, one can begin their park tour. A motor tour route runs from Virginia Route 36 to US Route 301. Along the way, visitors can view sites such as Fort Stedman and The Crater.

Five Forks Battlefield

Located in Dinwiddie County about convert|14|mi southwest of downtown Petersburg, this unit contains the site of the Battle of Five Forks, which destroyed a sizable portion of the remaining Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Sometimes called the "Waterloo of the Confederacy," Five Forks helped set in motion a series of events that led to Robert E. Lee's subsequent surrender at Appomattox Court House.

City Point Unit

Sited next to the James River in Hopewell, City Point served as a major command and logistics hub for the Union Army during the Siege of Petersburg.

Poplar Grove National Cemetery

The convert|8.72|acre|adj=on Poplar Grove National Cemetery, while technically a separate unit, is administered by Petersburg National Battlefield.

History

* Established as "Petersburg National Military Park" on 1926-07-03.
* Transferred from the War Department on 1933-08-10.
* Redesignated as "Petersburg National Battlefield" on 1962-08-24.
* Added to the National Register of Historic Places on 1966-10-15.

References

* "The National Parks: Index 2001-2003". Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

External links

* Official NPS website: [http://www.nps.gov/pete/ Petersburg National Battlefield]


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