Fort Stedman Battlefield

Managed by the Petersburg National Battlefield, Fort Stedman is located at tour stop #5 on the park's Eastern Front self-guided driving tour route.  The fort is part of the Union line encircling the Confederate defenses of that important city. A walking loop trail leads to Colquitt's Salient, from where the Confederate attack originated.

Fort Stedman Battlefield: What's Nearby

Petersburg, VA

Preservation

The American Battlefield Trust and our members would like to save land at Fort Stedman Battlefield.

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Related Battles

Petersburg, VA | March 25, 1865
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
3,850
Union
950
Confed.
2,900