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The monument to Hartranft’s Division is on the southeast side of Petersburg, Virginia, in the median of Wakefield Street about 350 yards west of the intersection of South Crater Road and South Sycamore Street. (see map below)
This is the site of Confederate Fort Mahone, known by the soldiers as “Fort Damnation” for its horrible conditions. The “Lincoln in Petersburg” wayside marker is nearby.
Monument to Hartranft’s Division in Petersburg, Virginia
About the monument
The monument is a tall obelisk of rough-hewn stone blocks. The south side of the monument has a bronze tablet of the Pennsylvania State Seal (usually found on the front of a monument). The north side has a bronze statue of a young soldier with his rifle and the colors. On each side of the monument is a bronze tablet with information on the six the regiments in the division.
The monument was dedicated on May 19, 1909 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in a ceremony attended by President Taft.
The monument is in an island in the middle of Wakefield street. The “Lincoln in Petersburg” wayside marker is on the west side of the street.
About Hartranft’s Pennsylvania Division
In the fall of 1864 six new Pennsylvania infantry regiments were organized into a division of two brigades under John H. Hartranft and assigned as the Third Division of the Ninth Corps. The division played a major role in the Battle of Fort Stedman, when it moved up from a reserve position to counterattacked and recapture the fort. Hartranft was brevetted Major General for his role in the battle.
From the south side of the monument (carved into the second tier of stone in the base):
3rd Div. 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac
On the north side of the monument underneath the statue of the color bearer is a list of the battles in which Hartranft’s Division fought:
Bermuda Hundred
Weldon Raid
Hatcher’s Run
Petersburg
Fort Stedman
Fort Mahone
From the tablet on the west side of the monument
1st. Brigade
200th. Regt. Pa. Vol. Inf.
Mustered in Sept. 3, 1864
Mustered out May 30, 1865
Enlistments 1088
Killed 34
Wounded 155
Captured 14
Died in prison 4
Died of disease 20
Deaths in service 58
Total casualties 227
208th. Regt. Pa. Vol. Inf.
Mustered in Sept. 12, 1864
Mustered out June 1, 1865
Enlistments 1000
Killed 25
Wounded 93
Captured 1
Died of disease 7
Deaths in service 32
Total casualties 126
209th. Regt. Pa. Vol. Inf.
Mustered in Sept. 16, 1864
Mustered out May 31, 1865
Enlistments 983
Killed 19
Wounded 106
Captured 27
Died in prison 12
Died of disease 16
Deaths in service 47
Total casualties 180
From the tablet on the east side of the monument
2nd. Brigade
205th. Regt. Pa. Vol. Inf.
Mustered in Sept. 2, 1864
Mustered out June 2, 1865
Enlistments 1035
Killed 40
Wounded 107
Captured 5
Died of disease 17
Deaths in service 57
Total casualties 169
207th. Regt. Pa. Vol. Inf.
Mustered in Sept. 8, 1864
Mustered out May 31, 1865
Enlistments 1001
Killed 59
Wounded 168
Captured 8
Died of disease 25
Deaths in service 84
Total casualties 260
211th. Regt. Pa. Vol. Inf.
Mustered in Sept. 16, 1864
Mustered out June 2, 1865
Enlistments 955
Killed 51
Wounded 133
Captured 75
Died in prison 25
Died of disease 26
Deaths in service 102
Total casualties 310
Location of the monument
The monument to Hartranft’s Division is on the southeast side of Petersburg, Virginia, in the median of Wakefield Street about 350 yards west of the intersection of South Crater Road and South Sycamore Street. (37°12’07.7″N 77°23’03.4″W)
See more on the history of the:
200th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
205th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
207th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
208th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
209th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
211th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment