Siege of Petersburg - Grant’s First Offensive

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Saint Josephs Cemetery

Cemetery

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People's Memorial Cemetery, formerly known as Providence Cemetery, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Petersburg, Virginia. The cemetery was deeded in three sections: the first tract in 1840, the second tract was added in 1865, and the final acres were deeded about 1880. Saint Josephs Cemetery is situated 2 miles southwest of Siege of Petersburg - Grant’s First Offensive.

Army Sustainment University

College building

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The Army Sustainment University is the United States Army's center of sustainment training for Department of Defense military and civilian personnel pursuing Professional Military Education and other associated training in military logistics and sustainment. Army Sustainment University is situated 1½ miles southeast of Siege of Petersburg - Grant’s First Offensive.

Southpark Mall

Commercial area

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Southpark Mall is a shopping mall serving the Tri-Cities, Virginia area, which itself is part of the much larger Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area. Southpark Mall is situated 2 miles west of Siege of Petersburg - Grant’s First Offensive.

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Fort Lee

Village

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Fort Lee is a United States Army post in Prince George County, Virginia, and headquarters of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Quartermaster School, the U.S. Army Ordnance School, the U.S. Army Transportation School, the Army Sustainment University, Defense Contract Management Agency, and the U.S. Defense Commissary Agency.

Pocahontas Island

Neighborhood

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Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city. Pocahontas Island is situated 2½ miles west of Siege of Petersburg - Grant’s First Offensive.

Petersburg

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Petersburg is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458 with a majority black American population.

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