Colquitt’s Salient monument

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Stop 5 on the Petersburg National Battlefield Eastern Front Auto TourThe monument to Colquitt’s Salient is along the half mile walking trail that starts at the parking area at Stop Five of the Petersburg National Battlefield Eastern Front Auto Tour. It is a short distance from the monument to the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment.

Monument to Colquitt's Salient on the Petersburg National Battlefield

From the marker:

Colquitt’s Salient

On June 18 1864 the
Confederates on this
hill repulsed the charge of the First
Maine Regiment.
On March 25 1865 from
this salient General
John B. Gordon led a
body of Picked men
to surprise and capture Fort Stedman

Monument to Colquitt's Salient on the Petersburg National Battlefield