Last updated: March 25, 2022
Place
Petersburg Confederate Battery 5 Interpretive Trail
NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
Next to Eastern Front Visitor Center
Significance:
Sight of Initial Assaults
Amenities
3 listed
Cellular Signal, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Wheelchair Accessible
The Battery 5 Interpretative Trail is a short paved walk. This sidewalk takes you into Battery #5 of the Confederate Dimmock Line, captured by the U.S. Army on June 15, 1864. Walk into the battery. The trail also goes below the battery to the position of the 13 in mortar known as "The Dictator." The trail turns from pavement to crushed gravel as it moves along railroad tracks before circling back to the starting point.
Please note the paved trail down to "The Dictator" is at a 10% slope for a run of approximaltly 200 feet.