Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield
- Address: 6125 Boydton Plank Rd
- Vicinity: W of Duncan Rd
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1864/06/23 | William E Blaisdell | Died | Lt Col William Blaisdell is killed by a Confederate sharpshooter in the trenches at Petersburg, Virginia. Blaisdell will be posthumously brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers for "gallant and distinguished conduct". | Siege of Petersburg | ||
1865/00/00 | Confederate States Army | Architect | Built | Siege of Petersburg | ||
1865/00/00 | Union Army | Architect | Built | Siege of Petersburg | ||
1865/04/02 | Ulysses S Grant | Union General | Grant orders a massive bombardment to begin around midnight and continue until 4:00 am. Followed with the Infantry of IX Corps attacking the trenches near Fort Mahone while the VI Corps assault the Confederate trenches along the Boydton Plank Road line. | Siege of Petersburg | ||
1865/04/02 | Captain Charles Gould of the 5th Vermont Infantry is first to mount the enemy's works. Gould is bayoneted in the mouth, kills his attacker with a saber and is bayoneted in the back. Gould continues to fight and is saved by his color sergeant. | Siege of Petersburg | ||||
1865/04/02 | Union army breaks through the Petersburg and Richmond defensive line | Battles of Appomattox Station and Court House |
Particulars for Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield: | |
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Military Event | American Civil War |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Historic Use | Battle site |
Criteria | Exemplar |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Area of Significance | Military |
Level of Significance | National |
Area of Significance | Politics-government |
Owner | Private |
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