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Map of Peebles' Farm Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.. The Battle of Peebles' Farm (or Poplar Springs Church or Poplar Grove Church) was the western part of a simultaneous Union offensive against the Confederate works guarding Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, during the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War.
The history of Petersburg, Virginia, United States as a modern settlement begins in the 17th century when it was first settled.The city was incorporated in 1748. It was occupied by the British during the American Revolutionary War, and Major-General William Phillips died of fever at Blandford (later a neighborhood of Petersburg) during bombardment from the Marquis de Lafayette's positions ...
U.S. Route 1 and State Route 36; also 241 4th St., 223-225 Henry St., and 230 and 316 E. Bank St. Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of September 12, 2008: 30: Petersburg Trailways Bus Station
U.S. 1 and VA 36; 241 4th St., 223-225 Henry St., 230 and 316 E. Bank St., Petersburg, ... Petersburg Old Town Historic District is a national historic district ...
Petersburg teams played 29 seasons in the Virginia League and the 1954 Piedmont League. Petersburg was an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals (1923) and Cincinnati Reds (1954). [citation needed] Baseball Hall of Fame member Sam Rice played for the 1914–1915 Petersburg Goobers. [53]
Petersburg: Site of the Third Battle of Petersburg. 11: Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield Historic District at Pamplin Historical Park: Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield Historic District at Pamplin Historical Park: October 22, 2003 : 6125 Boydton Plank Rd. and 6619 Duncan Rd.
410. Pope Gelasius I, Pope in Catholic church (d. 496) Severinus of Noricum, monk and saint (approximate date) 411. Merovech, Founder of the Merovingian dynasty and grandfather of Clovis I (approximate date) 412. February 8 – Proclus, Greek Neoplatonist philosopher (d. 485) Lu Huinan, empress dowager of the Liu Song dynasty (d. 466) 415
Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg (1864–65). The battlefield is near the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and includes outlying components in Hopewell, Prince George County, and Dinwiddie County. Over 140,000 people visit the park annually.