Five Forks Battlefield
12 mi. W of Petersburg on CR 627 at Church Rd., Petersburg, Virginia
Map
Coordinates:
+37.13492, -77.6199537°08'06" N, 77°37'12" W
Description
This battle, on April 1, 1865, has been called the Waterloo of the Confederacy. Union troops under Philip Sheridan's command defeated the Confederates under General George Pickett, who had been sent to protect the Southside Railroad, Robert E. Lee's last supply line. The Union victory broke the siege of Petersburg, and led to the fall of Richmond. Lee consequently retreated westward from the Richmond-Petersburg defenses, and eight days later surrendered at Appomatox. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 19, 1960
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000830
- Area of significance
- Military
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- Site
- Historic function
- Fortification
- Current functions
- Single dwelling; Agricultural fields
- Period of significance
- 1850-1874
- Significant year
- 1865
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 1
Contributing sites: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 1
Update Log
- December 12, 2016: New Street View added by Michael Miller