Fort Stedman area
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The Fort Stedman area is a preserved section of the Petersburg National Battlefield that commemorates the site of a major Confederate assault and one of the last offensives of the Civil War in March 1865.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Stedman | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield area
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleOutcomeCommemorated | Union defensive victory ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fort Stedman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesBelligerent |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesCommander |
John B. Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesEventDate | 1865-03-25 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlefield overlooks
ⓘ
interpretive signs ⓘ preserved earthworks ⓘ walking trails ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
helped lead to the fall of Petersburg
ⓘ
helped lead to the fall of Richmond ⓘ one of the last major Confederate offensives of the Civil War ⓘ part of the Petersburg Campaign ⓘ site of a major Confederate assault in March 1865 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Petersburg National Battlefield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petersburg National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves | portion of the original Fort Stedman battlefield ⓘ |
| timePeriodCommemorated | American Civil War (1861–1865) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education about the Civil War
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ historical interpretation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Stedman