Civil War Battlefields - Petersburg

Richmond-Petersburg Campaign [June 15, 1864 - April 2, 1865]

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A close up of the mortar from the front.
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The lush growth surrounding the walkway now would not have been there during the siege of Petersburg.  You would have seen just mud or baked dirt.
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Looking up the hill to Battery Five
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Standing with your back to Battery Five, this uncut grass shows where the line of Confederate defensive fortifications originally ran, although there is no trace of it now.
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Battery 5 and The Dictator Battery 8 Camp Fort Stedman The Crater
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