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    Petersburg

    National Battlefield Virginia

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Fort Sedgwick

Earthworks

Earthworks is a general term used to describe trenches and fortifications of earth, sandbags and logs. This is where many soldiers, both Union and Confederate lived during their nine-and-a-half months of fighting at Petersburg.

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Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Poplar Grove National Cemetery, located just south of Petersburg, Virginia, has two Medal of Honor recipients buried there: Lewis Morgan (Grave #3142) and Henry Hardenburg (Grave #1283). (Petersburg National Battlefield)