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Petersburg National BattlefieldPeriod drawing of artillery being fired at siege of Petersbrug
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Petersburg National Battlefield
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Biographies
Explore the lives of the civilians and soldiers that shaped this event.

African-Americans at the Siege
For many African-Americans the journey from slave to citizen passed through the siege of Petersburg.

Regiments That Served Here
Approximately 800 regiments of nearly 160,00 soldiers, combined, served here in the trenches of Petersburg.

 
Richard Eppes, 1890s  

Did You Know?
Richard Eppes, owner of Appomattox Plantation, which is currently part of the Grant's HQ Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield, noted that it took 8,320 pounds of bacon each year to feed his 127 enslaved people in 1860.

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Last Updated: September 18, 2007 at 16:04 EST