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Historic sites include the 4.25-square-mile (11-square-km) Petersburg National Battlefield (scene of the “Battle of the Crater”), Old Blandford Church (1734–37) and Cemetery (with 30,000 Confederate graves), and Centre Hill Mansion Museum (1823).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458 with a majority black American. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights) with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes.
The history of Petersburg, Virginia, United States as a modern settlement begins in the 17th century when it was first settled. The city was incorporated in 1748.
American Battlefield Trust’s map of the Civil War's Seige of Petersburg. The 292-day Siege of Petersburg was the longest siege in United States military history. While the siege was initiated on June 15, 1864, the Federal attackers sought a quick victory—the capture of the vital rail and road center of Petersburg, Virginia—some 23 miles ...
Dec 14, 2020 · Petersburg, located in south central Virginia, was the second-largest city in the state at the outset of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Originally sharing the conservative political stance of most business-oriented cities in the Upper South, Petersburg’s white citizens eagerly embraced the Confederate cause after Virginia’s ...
The American Battlefield Trust's Battle of Petersburg page includes maps, photos, history articles, facts, and the latest preservation news for this 1864 Civil War battle in Virginia.
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Jul 30, 2020 · The mine exploded at 4:44 a.m. on July 30, 1864. The result stunned everyone who witnessed it. When the dust settled, a crater 130 feet long, 60 feet wide and 30 feet deep scarred the landscape where Elliott’s Salient had stood a moment before. A total of 352 Confederates were killed by the blast. The Federals, however, failed to widen the breach.
