City Point's Rails And Waterways

City Point's Rails And Waterways (HMCWJ)

Location: Hopewell, VA 23860
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 18.942', W 77° 16.55'

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Tools of War for General Grant

City Point...tells more about how war is conducted than many battlefields. It demonstrates how Union forces used rivers and railroads to deliver the tools of war directly to the troops in the field. - Robert Black, The Harrisburg PA Patriot News

The significance of the City Point logistical operation in the Civil War cannot be overstated. Besides being headquarters for the United States Armies, City Point was the supply base for the Union forces fighting at Petersburg and Richmond. Immediately upon their arrival the 900-member United States Railroad Construction Corps began building the warehouses and wharves needed for supplies and war material needed for the 100,000 soldiers in the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James.

The City Point Railroad, built in 1838, was repaired and eventually extended south and west of Petersburg. City Point once again had a rail link to Petersburg, except it now linked the military supply depot with soldiers on the fron lines. In just twenty-two days the army had completed the first stage of the railroad and had the trains operating on a full schedule. At Petersburg, victory rode the rails.
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HM NumberHMCWJ
Series This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series
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Placed ByVirginia Civil War Trails
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 2:10pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 298331 N 4132323
Decimal Degrees37.31570000, -77.27583333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 18.942', W 77° 16.55'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 18' 56.52" N, 77° 16' 33.00" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1001-1099 Pecan Ave, Hopewell VA 23860, US
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