Petersburg National Battlefield
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Petersburg National Battlefield
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Contact Information:
Petersburg National Battlefield
1539 Hickory Hill Road
Petersburg, VA 23803
804-732-3531
http://www.nps.gov/pete/
Size: 2,517 acres
Location: The visitor center of Petersburg National Battlefield's main unit is east of the City of Petersburg, Virginia, just off VA 36. The Five Forks Battlefield is 25 miles southwest of the visitor center at the intersection of VA 613 and 627. The City Point Unit is located in the City of Hopewell, accessible from the visitor center via VA 36 and 156 to VA 10.
Description: The Union Army waged a ten-month campaign here in 1864-1865 to seize Petersburg, center of the railroads supplying Richmond and General Robert E. Lee's army. Park includes City Point in Hopewell, Virginia, where Ulysses S. Grant made his headquarters at Appomattox Manor for the final ten months of the war; and the Five Forks Battlefield, where the Confederate collapse led to the fall of the city and ultimately of Richmond. Poplar Grove (Petersburg) National Cemetery, which includes 6,315 interments, is located near the park.
Activities: Hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, auto tours, living history programs.Operating Hours: Park is open from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Martin Luther King Day.
History: Established as a national military park on July 3, 1926; redesignated a national battlefield on August 24, 1962.
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