Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield

See It Now!

The Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield is located within the Pamplin Historical Park. Each loop of the Breakthrough Trail features a series of wayside exhibits, many with audio messages that provide a complete tour of the battlefield. Many original entrenchments remain. Pamplin Historical Park is also the home of Civil War Adventure Camp, where citizens of the 21st century can experience life as a Civil War soldier.

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Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield: What's Nearby

Petersburg, VA
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Civil War  |  Museum
Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
Petersburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Petersburg, Virginia (VA-129)
Petersburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Richmond, Virginia (VA-108)
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum–White House of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The Valentine Richmond History Center
Richmond, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Williamsburg, Virginia (VA-180)
Williamsburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Visit Marker, Williamsburg, Virginia (V-62)
Williamsburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Goochland, Virginia (VA-140)
Goochland, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Yorktown, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Yorktown, Virginia (VA-60)
Yorktown, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Columbia, Virginia (VA-146)
Columbia, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Jackson, North Carolina (NC-7)
Jackson, NC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Suffolk, Virginia (VA-21)
Rescue, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Halifax, North Carolina (NC-174)
Halifax, NC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Palmyra, Virginia (VA-131)
Palmyra, VA
Civil War  |  Fort
The Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Enfield, North Carolina (NC-9)
Enfield, NC
Museum
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Norfolk, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Portsmouth, Virginia (VA-23)
Portsmouth, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Norfolk, Virginia (VA-51)
Norfolk, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
Appomattox, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum
Chesapeake, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA-126)
Fredericksburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Orange, Virginia (VA-94)
Orange, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Montpelier Station, Virginia (VA-36)
Montpelier Station, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Park
Piney Point , MD
Civil War  |  Museum
Point Lookout State Park and Civil War Museum
Scotland, MD
Civil War  |  Historic Site
Abraham Wooten Monument & Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church
Princeville, NC
Civil War  |  Museum
Old City Cemetery and Pest House Medical Museum
Lynchburg, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Triangle, VA
Museum
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Quantico, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Sandusky Historic Site and Civil War Museum
Lynchburg, VA

Preservation

The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 417 acres at Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield.

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Related Battles

Battle Facts
Petersburg, VA | April 2, 1865
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
7,750
Union
3,500
Confed.
4,250
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Battle Facts
City of Petersburg, VA | June 15, 1864
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
11,386
Union
8,150
Confed.
3,236
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