view gallery E1.6 km | Edge Hill in Virginia Historical Markers This marker notes the former location of a house that General Robert E. Lee occupied as his headquaters during the siege of Petersburg. The home was destroyed by Union artillery shortly after Lee moved to a new headquaters. It was at this home that Lee learned of General A.P. Hill's death. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date approved: 08/08/2006 last visited: 11/16/2010 |
view gallery SE1.6 km | Confederate Fort Whitworth in Virginia Historical Markers A marker noting the location of one of two forts constructed to protect the western approaches to Petersburg during the siege of 1864-1865. This marker was placed in 1994. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date approved: 08/08/2006 last visited: 10/11/2008 |
view gallery E2.3 km | Rawlings Little Pig Barbecue - Petersburg, VA in Classic BBQ and Sandwich Joints A historic roadside dining experience. posted by: nomadwillie location: Virginia date approved: 02/09/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery S2.3 km | Burger King #8298 - I-85 Exit 63A - Petersburg, Virginia in Burger King Restaurants A BK Gas Station Hybrid located off of I-85 at Exit 63A outside of Petersburg in Dinwiddle County, Virginia posted by: outdoorboy34 location: Virginia date approved: 02/23/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery S3.1 km | Where Hill Fell in Virginia Historical Markers A fiery division commander, General Ambrose Powell Hill proved less successful in command of a corps, partly because of chronic health problems he suffered later in the war. He is remembered as an uneven commander who often wore a red shirt into battle. Hill rose from his sickbed on April 2, 1865 to command his troops near Petersburg and was shot dead. This marker was placed in 1929. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date approved: 08/08/2006 last visited: 08/04/2023 |
view gallery S3.1 km | Where Hill Fell - Petersburg VA in Battlefields Marker is near Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County on Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1). The marker was erected in 1929 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number S-49.) posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 08/04/2023 last visited: 08/04/2023 |
view gallery NE3.1 km | Mattoax in Virginia Historical Markers This historical marker is located next to the Ettrick-Matoaca Library. posted by: archway location: Virginia date approved: 10/15/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery S3.2 km | Lee's Retreat - Petersburg VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Marker is at the intersection of Boydon Plank Road (U.S. 1) and Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), Petersburg VA 23803 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/23/2023 last visited: 10/23/2023 |
view gallery S3.2 km | Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier-Lee's Retreat - Petersburg VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Here, the Union’s Sixth Army Corps broke through the Confederate line defending Petersburg, causing a series of actions which eventually led to the evacuation of the city by Lee’s army that evening. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/04/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery S3.7 km | Pamplin Historical Park - Petersburg VA in Official Local Tourism Attractions Pamplin Historical Park is located at 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg VA 23803. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/15/2023 last visited: 10/15/2023 |
view gallery S3.7 km | Pamplin Historical Park - Petersburg VA in Wikipedia Entries Pamplin Historical Park is located at 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg VA 23803. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/13/2023 last visited: 10/13/2023 |
view gallery S3.7 km | Pamplin Historical Park; Petersburg, VA in Penny Smashers A 4 die press located in the gift shop at Pamplin Historical Park. The coordinates were take just outside the museum. posted by: skree location: Virginia date approved: 03/16/2007 last visited: 10/11/2008 |
view gallery S3.7 km | Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier---Petersburg, Va. in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites An innovative, highly recognized Civil War history park in Petersburg, Virginia. posted by: Taluss location: Virginia date approved: 11/20/2008 last visited: 10/13/2023 |
view gallery S3.7 km | "The Bivouac" --Petersburg, Va. in Figurative Public Sculpture A sculpture of two Civil War soldiers eating before heading out. posted by: Taluss location: Virginia date approved: 11/22/2008 last visited: 10/13/2023 |
view gallery S3.7 km | Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier---Petersburg, Va. in War and Military Museums An innovative highly recognized Civil War history park in Petersburg, Virginia. posted by: Taluss location: Virginia date approved: 11/20/2008 last visited: 10/13/2023 |
view gallery SE3.7 km | Cottage Farm - Petersburg VA in Battlefields Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia at the intersection of Boydton Plank Road and Defense Road, in the median on Boydton Plank Road. It was erected in 1970 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number S-43.) posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 08/04/2023 last visited: 08/04/2023 |
view gallery SE3.7 km | Cottage Farm - Petersburg VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials A little north stood Cottage Farm, the McIlwaine home, General Lee's field headquarters on the afternoon of April 2, 1865. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 07/05/2023 last visited: 07/05/2023 |
view gallery SE3.7 km | Cottage Farm in Virginia Historical Markers A little north stood the McIlwaine home, Lee's field headquarters whence on the afternoon of April 2, 1865, the evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg was ordered. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/14/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
view gallery S3.9 km | Tudor Hall Field Quarter-Tudor Hall Plantation - Petersburg VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The environment in front of you recreates elements of a plantation Field Quarter of the 1800s. The slaves who provided agricultural labor on farms like Tudor Hall lived in areas like this in the years before the Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/04/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery S3.9 km | Tudor Hall Field Quarter-Tudor Hall Plantation - Petersburg VA in Civil Rights Memorials Marker is in Pamplin Historical Park at Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), Petersburg VA 23803. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/13/2023 last visited: 10/13/2023 |
view gallery S3.9 km | Tudor Hall Field Quarter-Tudor Hall Plantation - Petersburg VA in Signs of History Marker on the grounds of the Pamplin Historical Park, 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg VA 23803. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/15/2023 last visited: 10/15/2023 |
view gallery S3.9 km | The Plantation Landscape-Pamplin Historical Park - Petersburg VA in Signs of History Marker on the grounds of the Pamplin Historical Park, 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg VA 23803. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/15/2023 last visited: 10/15/2023 |
view gallery S3.9 km | The Plantation Landscape-Pamplin Historical Park - Petersburg VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Life was a lot simpler back then…or was it? You are standing near the center of a once successful and productive mid-19th century farm. To your right is the main house, Tudor Hall, built in two stages before the Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/04/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery S3.9 km | The Military Landscape-Pamplin Historical Park - Petersburg VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Did you know the end of the American Civil War started here?
On the morning of April 2, 1865 you would have been standing near the center of the battle that decided the nine-month campaign for Petersburg and Richmond. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/04/2020 last visited: 10/01/2021 |
view gallery S3.9 km | The Military Landscape-Pamplin Historical Park - Petersburg VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Marker is located in Pamplin Historical Park, 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg VA 23803. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/16/2023 last visited: 10/16/2023 |
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