National Historic Landmark - Five Forks Battlefield

This battle, on April 1, 1865, has been called the Waterloo of the Confederacy. Union troops under Philip Sheridan's command defeated the Confederates under General George Pickett, who had been sent to protect the Southside Railroad, Robert E. Lee's last ...

Five Forks Battlefield

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935.

This site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating and illustrating

the history of the United States.

Marker is on White Oak Road (Virginia Route 613), on the left when ...