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.

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.

Bird's eye view of the park

Petersburg National Battlefield

Bird's eye view of the campground

Banquet Halls

Cabins and Lodge

Group Camp Cabins - Park Only

Hunts Zone 1-2

Hunts Zone 3-6

Pocahontas Campground

Pocahontas Sites

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Pocahontas State Park

Presquile National Wildlife Refuge was officially established in 1953 for use
as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory
birds. It is an important stopover site to migratory birds as they travel up
and down the Atlantic Flyway. In addition, the 1,329 acre island refuge
provides protected breeding habitat for State-listed threatened and endangered
species, as well as many neotropical migrating bird species. Hundreds of
native plant and animal species thrive in the isolated wetlands, forests, and
grassland habitats.

<p>Presquile National Wildlife Refuge was officially established in 1953 for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds. It is an important stopover site to migratory birds as they travel up and down the Atlantic Flyway. In addition, the 1,329 acre island refuge provides protected breeding habitat for State-listed threatened and endangered species, as well as many neotropical migrating bird species. Hundreds of native plant and animal species thrive in the isolated wetlands, forests, and grassland habitats.</p><p> </p>

Petersburg National Battlefield

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