Petersburg National Battlefield

Confederate Battery V was stormed on June 15, 1864 during the Union Army's opening attack on Petersburg.
Nine and a half months, 70,000 casualties, the suffering of civilians, U. S. Colored Troops fighting for freedom, and the decline of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia all describe the Siege of Petersburg. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant cut off all of Petersburg's supply lines, ensuring the fall of Richmond on April 3, 1865. Six days later, Gen. Lee surrendered.
Map showing location of park.
Two cannons in the golden glow of sunset with a line of derk trees on the horizon and a sliver gray sky.
History at Sunset Summer Series
Schedule for the 2025 History at Sunset summer lecture and walking tours.
Three white men wearing blue jeans and jackets clear tall shurbs.
Park Day 2025
This year American Battlefield Trust’s annual hands-on preservation event will help restore a portion of the field near the Crater.
Hundreds of headstones are adorned with green wreaths with a red bow.
Wreaths Across America Program at Poplar Grove National Cemetery
Petersburg National Battlefield invites you to participate in the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Poplar Grove National Ceremony.
Plantation home prior to the War. U.S. Quartermaster Headquarters during the Siege.
Photo by NPS Photo
Snow covered cannon overlooking the Crater Battlefield
Photo by NPS Photo / Aaron Rowland
Pictured is the front of the brick visitor center under a cloudless blue sky.
Photo by NPS
Earthworks covered in green grass.
Photo by NPS