Lee's Retreat - Petersburg VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 11.238 W 077° 28.731
18S E 279965 N 4118528
Marker is at the intersection of Boydon Plank Road (U.S. 1) and Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), Petersburg VA 23803
Waymark Code: WM18X29
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2023
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Lee's Retreat— April 2, 1865 —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. Nearby, Confederate General A.P. Hill was killed in the day’s fighting.
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldie
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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Related Website: [Web Link]
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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