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Confederate Battery 9 is Stop Three on the Petersburg National Battlefield Eastern Front Auto Tour.
The stop features an extensive display of recreated field fortifications and camp buildings. A half mile trail leads from the parking area to Meade Station, an important supply stop on the U.S. Military Railroad from City Point.
Several markers and a monument are at the stop and along the trail:
Stop Three also includes displays of earthworks, defenses and a soldier’s cabin:
See reconstructions of field fortifications
Tour a reconstruction of a soldier’s hut
Map to Stop Three on the Auto Tour
Stop Three is on the left side of Siege Road 0.9 mile south of the Visitor Center. (37.236316° N, 77.358067° W)
Directions to the next stop on the Petersburg East Front Auto Tour:
Continue west on Siege Road about 0.5 miles. Stop Four is on the right.