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The ‘Where Hill Fell’ Virginia Historical Marker is southwest of Petersburg along Boydton Plank Road (US 1). The turn onto A.P. Hill Drive, which leads to the monument marking the spot where Hill was killed, is just past the marker when travelling southwest on US 1.
The ‘Where Hill Fell’ Virginia Historical Marker near Petersburg, Virginia
From the marker
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Where Hill Fell
In the field a short distance
north of this road, the Confederate
General A.P. Hill was
killed, April 2, 1865. Hill, not
knowing that Lee’s lines had
been broken, rode into a party
of Union soldiers advancing
on Petersburg.
Conservation & Development Commission 1929
Location of the monument
The ‘Where Hill Fell’ Virginia Historical Marker is southwest of Petersburg on the northwest side of Boydton Plank Road (US 1) less than a mile northeast of Airport Road and the intersection with Interstate 85. (37°11’20.8″N 77°28’35.9″W)