Petersburg National Military Park, Virginia

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, Director
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER THIRTEEN
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C.
Price 25 cents.
by Richard Wayne Lykes
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 13 Washington, D. C., 1951 (Reprint 1961)
The National Park System, of which this area is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.
Mar. 9. U. S. Grant made commander in chief of the Union armies. May 4. Butler and the Army of the James capture City Point, Virginia. May 5-7. Battle of the Wilderness. May 8-19. Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. May 23. Battle of North Anna River. May 29. Battle of Totopotomoy Creek. June 3. Battle of Cold Harbor. June 9. Raid by Union cavalry on Petersburg lines.
June 15-18. Opening Battle of Petersburg. June 22-23. Union attack on Weldon Railroad repulsed. July 30. Battle of the Crater. Aug. 18-21. Union forces capture the Weldon Railroad. Aug. 25. Battle of Reams Station. Sept. 14-17. Hampton’s cavalry raid on Union beef supply. Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Battle of Peebles’ Farm and Capture of Fort Harrison. Oct. 19. Battle of Cedar Creek. Oct. 27. Battle of Burgess’ Mill.
Feb. 5-7. Battle of the Boydton Plank Road. Mar. 25. Battle of Fort Stedman. Apr. 1. Battle of Five Forks. Apr. 2. General Union attacks on Confederate lines outside Petersburg. Apr. 3. Union troops enter Richmond and Petersburg. Apr. 9. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia surrender at Appomattox Court House.
Frontispiece: View of Petersburg in 1865 looking south across the Appomattox River. Courtesy, National Archives.