Tears at Fort Mahone
On the morning of April 3, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln awoke at City Point to the news that Petersburg had fallen just hours before. He immediately arranged to visit the city and meet with Gen. Ulysses S. Grant that morning. Lincoln and his party, including his son Tad and Adm. David Porter, arrived south of here at Hancock Station on the U.S. Military Railroad at about 10 A.M.HM Number | HMWT6 |
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Series | This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | Virginia Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 8:52am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 288388 N 4119950 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.20205000, -77.38443333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 12.123', W 77° 23.066' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 12' 7.38" N, 77° 23' 3.96" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 804, 434 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 1960-1992 Wakefield St, Petersburg VA 23805, US |
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