Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield monument

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Petersburg Breakthrough Battlerfield National Landmark

Text from the monument

Petersburg Breakthrough
Battlefield

Has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America.

In the predawn darkness of April 2, 1865, the Union Sixth Corps
successfully breached the Confederate defenses southwest of Petersburg.
The breakthrough forced the Confederate evacuation of Petersburg
and Richmond, hastening an end to four years of civil war.

 2006
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior.

Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield National Landmark monument

Location of the monument

The Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield monument is on the Breakthrough trail at Pamplin Historical Park near Petersburg, Virginia. (37° 10.823′ N, 77° 28.513′ W)