Petersburg, Virginia | Adjacent to a church that serves as a Confederate memorial, this historic cemetery is the final resting place of 30,000 Confederate soldiers.

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Poplar Grove National Cemetery
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PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD
1539 HICKORY HILL ROAD
PETERSBURG, VA 23803, USA
Website: http://www.nps.gov/pete/historyculture/poplar-grove-national-cemetery.htm
The cemetery was established in 1868 for Union soldiers who died during the Petersburg and Appomattox campaigns. Of the 6,178 interments, 4,110 are unknown. Others are buried in the City Point National Cemetery in Hopewell. Most Confederate soldiers who died during the siege are buried in Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg.
Petersburg, Virginia | Part of the National Parks Service, this historic site was witness to the longest military event of the Civil War, The Siege of Petersburg.
Petersburg, Virginia | Although the Federals did not achieve their goal to intercept confederate supply trains, they were able to extend their line of entrenchments to the Vaughan Road Crossing of the historic site.
Richmond, Virginia | This impressive and gorgeously landscaped cemetery contains the graves of President Jefferson Davis, Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, Gen. George E. Pickett, and other Confederate notables, as well as 18, 000 Confederate soldiers.
Petersburg, Virginia | Built in 1823, this historic mansion now operates as a museum.
Petersburg, Virginia | This site features four award-winning museums, four historic homes, battlefield trails, costumed living history presentations, guided tours, as well as shopping facilities.
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