Petersburg National Battlefield

Confederate Battery V was stormed on June 15, 1864 during the Union Army's opening attack on Petersburg.
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.
Map showing location of park.
Hundreds of headstones are adorned with green wreaths with a red bow.
Wreaths Across America Program at Poplar Grove National Cemetery
Petersburg National Battlefield invites you to participate in the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Poplar Grove National Ceremony.
Hundreds of luminaries light grave markers at twilight.
Poplar Grove National Cemetery Luminary 2024
On Saturday, November 9, 2024, Petersburg National Battlefield will honor veterans past and present at the Annual Luminary Program at Poplar Grove National Cemetery. From 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Plantation home prior to the War. U.S. Quartermaster Headquarters during the Siege.
Photo by NPS Photo
Snow covered cannon overlooking the Crater Battlefield
Photo by NPS Photo / Aaron Rowland
Pictured is the front of the brick visitor center under a cloudless blue sky.
Photo by NPS
Earthworks covered in green grass.
Photo by NPS