Fort Sedgwick area
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The Fort Sedgwick area is a preserved section of the Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia, encompassing the remains and surroundings of one of the Civil War’s key Union fortifications during the siege of Petersburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Sedgwick area canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield area
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ preserved military fortification area ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War sites in Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Petersburg National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Protected areas of Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Dinwiddie County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | visitor trails ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Fort Hell area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artillery positions
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earthwork remains ⓘ historical markers ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ rifle pits ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody | National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | U.S. National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | Civil War military history exhibits ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf | Fort Sedgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Petersburg National Battlefield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Sedgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Confederate Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Union defensive line around Petersburg ⓘ Union siege lines at Petersburg ⓘ |
| preserves |
Union fortification system
ⓘ
landscape of the Petersburg siege ⓘ |
| significantFor |
proximity to Confederate lines
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role in Union siege operations ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
1864
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1865 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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