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Image: The Investment of Petersburg, Va. Shewing (sic) battlefield of 5 Forks and Hatcher's Run, Friday March 31st, Saturday April 1st & Sunday April 2nd 1865. LOC gvhs01.vhs00289

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Description: Shows the area surrounding Petersburg on the Appomattox River with all major transportation lines noted. Union forces under Grant are opposed by Lee's Confederates. Five Forks is to the left of the image; Port Walthall to the upper right: Ream's Station is in the lower right; and Dinwiddie Court House is at the bottom center.
Title: The Investment of Petersburg, Va. Shewing (sic) battlefield of 5 Forks and Hatcher's Run, Friday March 31st, Saturday April 1st & Sunday April 2nd 1865. LOC gvhs01.vhs00289
Credit: https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00289/
Author: Sneden, Robert Knox
Permission: This map is available from the United States Library of Congress's Geography & Map Division under the digital ID gvhs01.vhs00289. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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