Petersburg Virginia - History and Battles

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Petersburg, VA
Economic and Municipal
By LeRoy Hodges 1917
166 pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable
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Bonus Book -
The Defence
Of Petersburg
By Capt. W. Gordon McCabe, 1889
49 pages, Searchable
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Bonus Book -
Guide to
The Fortifications and Battlefields
Around Petersburg
By Jarratt’s Hotel, 18166
27 pages, Searchable
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Bonus Book -
The Battle of
Fort Stedman (Petersburg)
By William H. Hodgkins, 1889
49 pages, Searchable
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Bonus Book -
Charter of
The Richmond & Petersburg
Rail Road Company
1836, 28 pages, Searchable
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The location on the Appomattox River at the fall line (head-of-navigation of the U.S. east coast rivers) early in the history in the Colony of Virginia caused Petersburg to become a strategic place for transportation and commercial activities, as well as the site of Fort Henry.
As railroads emerged beginning in the 1830s, it became a major transfer point for both north-south and east-west competitors. The Petersburg Railroad was one of the earliest predecessors of the modern-day CSX Transportation (CSX) system. Several of the earliest predecessors of the area's other major Class 1 railroad, Norfolk Southern (NS), also met at Petersburg. Both CSX and NS rail systems maintain transportation centers at Petersburg.
Due to the railroad network, during the American Civil War (1861–65), Petersburg was key to Union plans for the defeat of the Confederate capital of Richmond. The city was the site of nine months of trench warfare during the Siege of Petersburg. Battlefield sites are located throughout the city and surrounding areas, partly preserved as Petersburg National Battlefield.
The city is significant for its role in African-American history. Petersburg had one of the oldest free black settlements in the state at Pocahontas Island. In the post-Bellum period, a historically black college which later became Virginia State University (VSU) was established in nearby Ettrick in Chesterfield County.
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