Virginia Hills in Virginia
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Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Poplar Grove National Cemetery is near Petersburg, Virginia, and is managed as part of Petersburg National Battlefield.

Located at 37.1603, -77.4286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1866 establishments, United States national cemeteries, Protected areas of Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Third Battle of Petersburg

The Third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or the Fall of Petersburg, was a decisive Union assault on the Confederate trenches, ending the ten-month Siege of Petersburg and leading to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. A.P. Hill was killed in the fighting.

Located at 37.1776, -77.4774 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Appomattox Campaign, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Conflicts in 1865, 1865 in Virginia

Battle of Globe Tavern

The Battle of Globe Tavern, also known as the Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad, fought August 18–21, 1864, south of Petersburg, Virginia, was the second attempt of the Union Army to sever the Weldon Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg of the American Civil War. A Union force under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren destroyed miles of track and withstood strong attacks from Confederate troops under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard and Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill.

Located at 37.1747, -77.4203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Petersburg Campaign, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Conflicts in 1864, 1864 in Virginia

Battle of Peebles's Farm

The Battle of Peebles's Farm (or Poplar Springs 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.

Located at 37.1705, -77.4537 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Petersburg Campaign, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Conflicts in 1864, 1864 in Virginia

Battle of Hatcher's Run

The Battle of Hatcher's Run, also known as Dabney's Mill, Armstrong's Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughn Road, fought February 5–7, 1865, was one in a series of Union offensives during the Siege of Petersburg, aimed at cutting off Confederate supply traffic on Boydton Plank Road and the Weldon Railroad west of Petersburg, Virginia.

Located at 37.1305, -77.4853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Petersburg Campaign, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Conflicts in 1865, 1865 in Virginia

Battle of Vaughan Road

The Battle of Vaughan Road, also spelled "Vaughn", was an American Civil War engagement between Confederate States Army and Union Army cavalry forces protecting the flank of the main Union attack on Confederate positions on the western end of the Confederate line on October 1, 1864 during the Battle of Peebles' Farm, part of the Siege of Petersburg.

Located at 37.1317, -77.4539 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Petersburg Campaign, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Confederate victories of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Conflicts in 1864, 1864 in Virginia