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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8XQ_reams-station_Petersburg-VA.html
In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R.R. and the Richmond and Danville R.R., Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destroy track and rolling…
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Racing the pursuing Confederate cavalry for the safety of the Union lines at Petersburg after accomplishing most of its mission, Gen. James H. Wilson's command reached Ream's Station about 7 a.m. June 29. Two brigades of Gen. William Mahone's Conf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7Q8_history-of-the-banks-house_Petersburg-VA.html
This upper middle-class dwelling is one of the earliest surviving structures in Dinwiddie County. Unfortunately, the name of original builder has been lost to time. The architectural evidence suggests that the house evolved in four phases between …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7PV_the-kitchen-quarter_Petersburg-VA.html
The building before you is a rare example of an original slave quarter. Milled lumber and the exclusive use of cut nails suggests that it was built around 1840 to provide two slave families with a workroom and an overhead loft for storage or sleep…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7PP_the-civil-war-years_Petersburg-VA.html
"Christmas has come and gone. I spent it at Mrs. Banks' where I had quite a sumptuous repast, finishing up with eggnog, cake, etc. I ate so much sponge cake that whenever you would touch me, it would be just like squeezing an India rubber ball." -…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7PM_the-banks-house_Petersburg-VA.html
Welcome to the Banks House. This 18th-century home was typical of other upper-middle class farms in Dinwiddie County, except for 24 hours on April 2-3, 1865 when it became military headquarters for Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. From here, G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4ZS_battery-45_Petersburg-VA.html
Salient of Confederate LineSiege of Petersburg—————Erected Apr. 2, 1914By A.P. Hill Camp S.C.V.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4YV_hagoods-brigade_Petersburg-VA.html
Here a brigade composed of the 7th battalion, the 11th, 21st, 25th and 27th regiments South Carolina Volunteers, commanded by Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood, charged Warren's Federal Army Corps, on the 21st day of August 1864, taking into the fight 749…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4YT_the-petersburg-railroad_Petersburg-VA.html
The Petersburg Railroad, sometimes called the Weldon Railroad, united Petersburg with Weldon, North Carolina. It was one of the first railroads in America, beginning operations in 1833. It carried vast amounts of cargo and passengers to and from P…
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Fort Fisher was the largest of the more than 30 forts that studded the Union siege lines. It included nearly 2,000 feet of parapet and could mount 19 guns. The boom of a single gun in this fort on the morning of April 2, 1865, portended the fall o…