026-0103

Five Forks Battlefield

VLR Listing Date

09/09/1969

NRHP Listing Date

10/15/1966

NHL Listing Date

12/19/1960
1960-12-19

NRHP Reference Number

66000830

The decisive Civil War battle of Five Forks, fought April 1, 1865, took its name from the junction of five Dinwiddie County roads that became the focus of intense conflict. The defeat of Confederate forces sent here to protect Gen. Robert E. Lee’s last supply line forced the Southern commander to abandon his defense of Richmond and Petersburg and begin his retreat west. Eight days later, Lee was outflanked by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and surrendered his army at Appomattox Court House. The Five Forks junction, next to Burnt Quarter plantation, retains the rural, open setting it had during the Civil War. Much of the Five Forks Battlefield is now a unit of the Petersburg National Military Park.

Last Updated: November 20, 2024

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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