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The Petersburg Western Front Auto Tour begins at the intersection of Flank Road and Halifax Road, 3.2 miles west of Crater Road. It continues about 5.5 miles, stopping at 2 Union and 1 Confederate forts and the Poplar Grove National Cemetery. The monuments and marker commemorating the death of Confederate General A.P. Hill are not part of the tour but are a short distance from the final tour stop and on the way to both Pamplin Historical Park and the Five Forks battlefield.
Western Front Auto Tour Stops
Stop 1 – Fort Wadsworth
Stop 2 – Poplar Grove National Cemetery
Stop 3 – Fort Fisher
Stop 4 – Fort Gregg
Other places of interest not on the Auto Tour
Battery 45 monument
Cottage Farm S43 Virginia Historic Marker
The Death of A.P. Hill Monuments & Marker
Confederate Fort Whitworth
Rohoic Dam Monument