Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War S
Lee's Retreat
Here, the Union’s Sixth Army Corps broke through the Confederate line defending Petersburg, causing a series of actions which eventually led to the evacuation of the city by Lee’s army that evening. Nearby, Confederate General A.P. Hill was killed in the day’s fighting.
Next Stop
Sutherland Station
5.1 miles
Marker is at the intersection of Boydon Plank Road (U.S. 1) and Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left on Boydon Plank Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
