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Site Name Petersburg National Battlefield Street Address Petersburg National Battlefield, 5001 Siege Road City / State / Zip Petersburg VA, 23803 Phone number 804-732-3531 Web Page www.nps.gov/pete   Admission Fee $5 per vehicle Hours Visitor Centers/Contact Stations: 9:00-5:00 Park Grounds: 8:30-Dusk Open Every Day Except Certain Holidays Visitor services Restrooms, handicapped access, gift shops, wheelchairs available, picnic area Regular Events Summer Ranger Guided Tours Annual Battle of Five Forks Living History Program (late March or early April) Summer Camp Program "Camp Arrowhead"     Directions Travelling from the north: Take Rt. 95 south to exit 52 (Wythe Street). Travel almost 3 miles to park entrance. Travelling from the south: Take Rt. 95 North to exit 50D (Wythe Street). Travel almost 3 miles to park entrance.	Click to enlarge
Site Description
On June 15, 1864, Union forces made their first major attempt to destroy Richmond's main supply base... Petersburg. For four days, repeated attempts are made to take the city by direct attack, but each attempt fails. Finally General Ulysses S. Grant decides to lay siege to Petersburg. Northern forces proceed around the Confederate defense line, intent on wearing down Confederate forces by cutting off railroads and other supply lines. Following almost ten months of siege warfare which included the Battles of the Crater, Weldon Railroad, Reams Station, Fort Stedman, White Oak Road, and Five Forks, Northern troops finally break through the Confederate defense line. General Robert E. Lee's soldiers are forced to not only retreat from Petersburg, but also Richmond. Seven days after the Siege of Petersburg ends, General Lee's Army surrenders at Appomattox.

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