City Point Historic District
- Address: VA 10, VA 156
- Vicinity: Off VA 10156
- Neighborhood of City Point, Hopewell in Hopewell, VA
- Neighborhood of Woodlawn, Chicago in Chicago
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1862/09/00 | Dr William Lyman Faxon | Union Surgeon | Surgeon Faxon is put in command of the hospital of the 5th corps, near City Point. | Siege of Petersburg | ||
| 1865/03/24 | Abraham Lincoln | Union Commander in Chief | Abe Lincoln, along with son Tad and wife Mary arrive at City Point aboard the RIVER QUEEN. | |||
| 1865/03/25 | President Lincoln sees the smoke and hears the sounds of the 6th Corps picket line attack from Fort Wadsworth with his son Tad. | |||||
| 1865/03/28 | Abraham Lincoln | Union Commander in Chief | President Lincoln holds a conference with General Grant and others aboard the RIVER QUEEN at City Point. | |||
| 1865/03/29 | Ulysses S Grant | Union General | President Lincoln sees off US Grant as the General boards a train preparing to move his headquarters closer to anticipated hot spots at the western end of his siege lines. | |||
| 1865/03/30 | President Lincoln spends the day in the cabin of Lt Colonel Theodore Bowers at City Point waiting on news of the war. | |||||
| 1865/03/31 | Lincoln receives word from Grant that Union troops are now in command of the White Oak Road area in Dinwiddie County. | |||||
| 1865/04/01 | Mary Todd Lincoln | Life | Mary Lincoln heads back to Washington, while Abe Lincoln receives word about the victory at Five Forks in Dinwiddie County. | |||
| 1865/04/02 | Union General US Grant sends President Abraham Lincoln a telegram informing him about the complete capture of Petersburg, with 12,000 prisoners and fifty guns taken. | |||||
| 1865/04/02 | Abraham Lincoln | Union Commander in Chief | Abraham Lincoln is awakened around 2:00am by a dream of his death. Later, US Grant will send Lincoln a telegram informing him about the complete capture of Petersburg, with 12,000 prisoners and fifty guns taken. | |||
| 1865/04/05 | After spending the night on board the MALVERN, Abraham Lincoln returns to City Point. | |||||
| 1865/04/08 | Abraham Lincoln | Union Commander in Chief | President Lincoln visits the Depot Field Hospital at City Point and then departs for Washington. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Appomattox Manor, Hopewell |
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| Particulars for City Point Historic District: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Mid 19th century revival |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Historic Use | Multiple dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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