Petersburg, Virginia

Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Petersburg national Battlefield – Virginia

Each Memorial Day flags mark the graves of over 6000 Union and 36 Confederate soldiers who died on the Battlefields around Petersburg. This National Cemetery is preserved as a perpetual memorial.

 

Fort Hell

U.S. Route 301

South City Limits of Petersburg, Va.

Constructed by the Union Army during the Siege of Petersburg (1864-65). Named after Gen. John Sedgwick, but nicknamed Fort Hell because of the constant cannon fire it poured on the Confederate lines. Open year ‘round. View of Magazine and Artillery Officers’ Headquarters.