Petersburg National Battlefield

Nine and a half months, 70,000 casualties, the suffering of civilians, U. S. Colored Troops fighting for freedom, and the decline of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia all describe the Siege of Petersburg. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant cut off all of Petersburg's supply lines, ensuring the fall of Richmond on April 3, 1865. Six days later, Gen. Lee surrendered.

Appomattox Plantation (Eppes Home)

This home and the grounds surrounding it were used by General Grant and his staff during the Siege of Petersburg.

Plantation home prior to the War. U.S. Quartermaster Headquarters during the Siege.

Snow Covered Cannon

Soldiers spent months in the trenches around Petersburg, including snowy winter mornings.

Snow covered cannon overlooking the Crater Battlefield

Eastern Front Visitor Center

Thousands of people gather information about the park, view the park's video, and conduct research on Civil War ancestors from this visitor center.

Pictured is the front of the brick visitor center under a cloudless blue sky.

Fort Fisher

Earthworks at Fort Fisher

Earthworks covered in green grass.