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� South Side Railroad Station – This railroad was General Robert E. Lee’s last supply line cominginto Petersburg. When it was cut, Lee was forced towithdraw from the Richmond-Petersburg front.

� Pamplin Park Civil War Site – Here the Union’sSixth Army Corps broke through the Confederate line defending Petersburg, causing a series of actionswhich led to the evacuation of the city that evening by Lee’s army.

� Sutherland Station –The engagement here enabledGeneral Ulysses S. Grant’s forces to sever the SouthSide Railroad, Lee’s last supply line into Petersburg.

� Namozine Church – A rear guard cavalry skirmishtook place around the church as Lee’s soldiersmarched toward Amelia Court House.

� Amelia Court House – Lee brought all his troops tothis village fromRichmond and Petersburg, hoping tocontinue intoNorth Carolina and join forces withGeneral Joseph E. Johnston’s army.

� Jetersville – On his advance toward North Carolina,Lee ran into Union forces here, thus forcing him tochange direction and march to Farmville.

� Amelia Springs – At this point, the Union armycame in contact with Lee’s rear guard as the South-erners completed their night march to avoid Grant’stroops at Jetersville.

� Cavalry Battle at High Bridge – About 900 Uniontroops were sent on a mission to burn this South SideRailroad structure over the Appomattox River. In theengagement that followed, most were captured, andtheir mission was a failure.

� Farmville – This tobacco town of 1,500 in 1865 sawboth armies march through it. Lee, hoping to issuerations here for his army, was unsuccessful and thencrossed to the north side of the Appomattox River.

� Cumberland Church – Union troops, successfullycrossing the river at High Bridge, attacked Lee’sarmy around the church and forced him to delay hismarch until nightfall.

� High Bridge – Early in the morning, Confederateforces burned four spans of High Bridge but failed to destroy the lower wagon bridge. Consequently,Federal forces were able to continue their pursuit of Lee’s army north of the Appomattox River.

� Clifton – Generals Grant and Meade used this loca-tion for their headquarters during the night. Grantstayed in the house, and it was here where hereceived Lee’s second letter suggesting a peace meet-ing. He left the next morning and rode on to Appo-mattox Court House.

� New Store – At this point Lee’s army would changeits line of march: Gordon’s corps now took the leadwhile General James Longstreet’s corps became the

� Deatonville – Constantly pressing the Confederateline of march, Union troops fought a brief action hereon the way to Farmville.

� Holt’s Corner – At this road junction, part of Lee’sarmy turned north while the main portion continuedahead to the crossing of Little Sailor’s Creek.

� Hillsman House – Union and Confederate forcesfought a battle here on the slope across the creekfrom this dwelling, with most of the Southern troopssurrendering. The house was used as a hospital.

� Marshall’s Crossroads – At this intersection,Union cavalry fought Confederate infantry. The Confederates eventually withdrew from the field or were captured.

� Lockett House – Fighting took place around thishouse as can be attested to by the numerous bulletholes that are still visible. It was later used as a hospital after the battle at the creek below.

� Double Bridges – The Confederate column and wagon train which turned off at Holt’s Corner becamebogged down while crossing Sailor’s Creek and wereattacked by Union forces.

� Rice’s Depot – Confederate troops entrenched hereto protect the road from Burkeville Junction andskirmished with Union troops advancing from thatdirection.

rear guard. They would continue to be pursued by Unionarmy corps under the direction of Generals Humphreysand Wright.

� Lee’s Rear Guard – Long street built breastworks hereto protect the rear of Lee’s army, most of which was fourmiles south at Appomattox Court House.

� Battle of Appomattox Station – In the evening,Union cavalry captured four trains of supplies at the sta-tion intended for Lee’s army. Also captured nearby, aftera brief engagement, were portions of the Confederatewagon train and twenty-five cannons.

� Burkeville – The junction of the South Side and Rich-mond & Danville Railroads, this location served as an important logistics and supply base during and after theAppomattox Campaign.

� Crewe – Originally called Robertson’s Switch, near hereGrant made a cross-country night ride to join GeneralsSheridan and Meade at Jetersville. Plans would be madefor operations against Lee’s army the next day.

� Nottoway Court House – Portions of the Union armypassed through the village in their pursuit of Lee’s army.Grant spent part of the evening of April 5th here.

� Ewell Crosses the Appomattox – Confederate GeneralEwell faced challenges crossing the Appomattox Rivernear here trying to join Lee in Amelia.

Burkeville Junction – This junction of the South SideRailroad and Richmond & Danville Railroad was a keyobjective of the Wilson-Kautz Raid.

Meherrin Station – Wilson, entrenched at NottowayCourt House, received word of Kautz’s success indestroyingBurkeville Junction. BothUnion columnsrejoined here.

Keysville – The combined Wilson-Kautz column reachedhere by nightfall of June 24.

Charlotte Court House – After the destruction of rail-road facilities at Burkeville Junction, Meherrin Stationand Keysville, fears of local citizens were eased when thedetachment burned no buildings.

Drakes Branch – The Union force halted here for twohours on June 25 and continued destroying track.

Carrington’s Mill – Rufus Barringer’s North CarolinaBrigade attacked the Federal rear guard on the hill northof here.

Mulberry Hill – Union headquarters during the Battleof Staunton River Bridge.

Roanoke Station – Railroad track was destroyed fromDrakes Branch to here just prior to the Battle of Staunton River Bridge.

Staunton River Battlefield St. Park – Confederateearthworks remain from the June 25,1864 battle.

WILSON-KAUTZ RAID SITESPrince George Court House – U.S. Generals Wilsonand Kautz departed nearby for their 300-mile cavalryraid to destroy railroads in Southside Virginia.

Ream’s Station – Station burned by Wilson-Kautzraiders on June 22, 1864. During the expedition’s returnto Petersburg on June 28, a 10-hour skirmish ensuednearby between the Federal raiders and Confederate General William Mahone’s forces.

Dinwiddie Court House – Before turning north to theSouth Side Railroad, the Wilson-Kautz raiders destroyedlocal records and appropriated local livestock.

Five Forks – The raiders passed here on their initialmovement toward the South Side Railroad. Here, General Wilson learned of the Confederate attack on his rear guard at Dinwiddie Court House.

Ford’s Depot – The Wilson-Kautz raiders reached thispoint at sundown on June 22 and destroyed two trainsand military supplies.

Black’s &White’s Station – A local resident gaveWilson incorrect directions which allowed Confederateforces to block the Federal advance temporarily.

Battle of Nottoway – First sizable engagement foughton the Wilson-Kautz Raid.

St. Mark’s Store – Parties of Union foragers roamed in search of food and horses, meeting sporadic resistance.

Wylliesburgh – Site of the expedition’s first pause fol-lowing the Battle of Staunton River Bridge. From thispoint on, the Federal raiders were in a race to safety.

Christiansville – Fatigued and disorganized follow-ing the rout at Staunton River Bridge, parties of Federals took farm animals and personal propertyfrom area homes.

Mt. Horeb Church – Skirmish site where Confeder-ate General Rufus Barringer’s N.C. Brigade struckthe rear of the Federal column.

St. John’s Church – Communion set from thechurch was stolen by the raiders and recovered dayslater at Ream’s Station.

Danieltown–Seven localmencaptured32ofWilson’scavalrymen near here.

Smoky Ordinary – Wilson’s raiders camped here on their retreat to the Union lines at Petersburg following their repulse at Staunton River Bridge

Double Bridges – Wilson made a fateful decisionhere to proceed north toward Ream’s Station.

Sappony Church – Skirmish site where Wilson attempted to force his way through to Ream’s Stationjust as Confederate General Wade Hampton’s cavalryappeared.

Stony Creek Bridge – Following the skirmish atSappony Church, the shattered remains of Wilson’scommand made a brief stand here.

OTHER CIVIL WAR SITESCity Point/Hopewell – At the confluence of theJames and Appomattox rivers, the Union army wassupplied from here via railroad and wagon. Grant’sheadquarters cabin remains here.

Blandford Church/Petersburg – Special Confed-erate burial section and Tiffany glass windows commemorating the southern states.

Fort Davis/Fort Hays Petersburg – Two of a series of Union fortifications encircling the town.

Siege Museum – Museum highlights events andlifestyles during Petersburg’s Civil War siege.

Fort Early – Earthen defenses remain from May1864 Battle of Lynchburg.

Old Court House Museum – 1855 court househouses museum of Lynchburg history.

Confederate Cemetery/Lynchburg – 1806 ceme-tery with well-interpreted Civil War section and med-ical museum.

Sandusky/Lynchburg – Begin your tour of severalCivil War Trails sites here at Union General DavidHunter’s headquarters during May 1864 Battle ofLynchburg.

Avoca Museum – First burial site of General JamesDearing, last C.S. General to die in the war.

Danville Railroad Station – Richmond & DanvilleRailroad terminus. Road used as supply route and later as an escape route for the Confederate government.

Prison No. 6/Danville – Only survivor of tobaccowarehouses converted into prisons during the war.

Sutherlin Mansion/Danville – Known as the “Last Capitol of the Confederacy,” Confederate Pres.Davis and his family stayed here April 3-10, 1865.

Bilhartz, Hall & Co./Chatham – Site of 1862 manufacturer of rare “rising breech” carbine rifles.

Village View Manor/Emporia – 1790s homehosted Confederate Gens. attempting to head off aUnion raid against railroad bridges in Dec. 1864.

Derwent – Lee lived here shortly after the surrenderat Appomattox Court House.

Lee’s Last Bivouac – Lee’s last camp “in the field”after his surrender at Appomattox.

Huguenot Springs – A mass grave here containsthe remains of more than 250 soldiers.

Powhatan Court House – Confederate wagon trainpassed through here after evacuation of Richmond.

Violet Bank Museum – Begin your tour of ColonialHeights’s Civil War sites at this early 19th-centuryFederal style building which served as Lee’s head-quarters during the summer of 1864.

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“Victory or Death, The Last Stand of the Savannah Vol. Guard at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek, VA., April 6, 1865” by Keith Rocco.

Looking much the way it did in 1865, thisrural part of Virginia is rich in scenic andnatural resources. As seen in this EdwardBeyer lithograph of High Bridge in PrinceEdward County, the Appomattox Rivercontinues to be a strong link to the region.

This communion set was stolen by theraiders from St.John’s Church and recovered days laterat Ream’s Station.

Surrender of Gen. Ewell’s Corps atSailor’s Creek, by Alfred R. Waud.

This 1880’s etching shows the Danville Prison much unchanged from its construction in 1855.

With its many historic sitesand battlefields, the City of Petersburg today is aperfect place to begin youradventure through thefinal days of the Civil War.Old City Cemetery,

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Early in 1865, as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant tightenedthe siege aroundGen. Robert E. Lee and theArmyof Northern Virginia in Richmond and Peters-burg, Lee planned for the evacuation of his

troops. He determined to march to North Carolina, consol-idate his army with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s, defeat Gen. William T. Sherman’s army, and then turn on Grant.When the Federals broke through his lines on April 2, Leeput his plan in motion. The wings of his army were to rendezvous at Amelia Court House, resupply, and march to Danville along the Richmond and Danville Railroad.

Little went as planned. High water made crossing theAppomattox River difficult, delaying the rendezvous, andthe anticipated supplies were not at Amelia Court House.Lee also lost his day’s lead over the pursuing Grant whilehe waited, allowing Federal cavalry and infantry to blockhis path down the track at Jetersville. Deciding not to givebattle, Lee turned west and began a series of three consec-utive night marches. Grant’s strategy—to press Lee fromthe rear while preventing him from turning south, get the cavalry in front of him, and then surround and compelhim to fight or surrender—began to take effect.

Fighting by day and marching by night, Lee’sexhausted and hungry men trudged toward Farmville, their next supply station. The column stretched for miles,slowed by a voluminous baggage train. At almost every watercourse, the men and wagons bogged down and Gen.Philip H. Sheridan’s Union cavalry slammed into Lee’srear guard. On April 6, the Federals brought Lee to bay at Little Sailor’s Creek, where in three separate engage-ments almost a quarter of the Confederate force was killedor captured. Lee, absorbing the magnitude of the disaster,remarked, “My God, has the army been dissolved?”

The survivors crossed High Bridge, the huge railroadtrestle over the Appomattox River and the scene of intensecombat earlier in the day, and made their way to Farmville.The next day, as they distributed rations from the trains at the depot, the gunfire of Federal cavalry was heard fromthe east. Lee also learned that Union infantrymen had suc-cessfully crossed the Appomattox River on a small wagonbridge below High Bridge and were threatening his line of

At Appomattox Court House, onthe afternoon of Palm Sunday,April 9, 1865, the slow process ofnational reunification began after

four bloody years. When a final Confederatebreakout attempt failed, Gen. Robert E. Leeaccepted the inevitable, saying, “There isnothing left me but to go and see GeneralGrant, and I had rather die a thousanddeaths.” That afternoon, Lee surrenderedthe Army of Northern Virginia to Gen.Ulysses S. Grant, ending the war in Virginiaand removing the largest Confederate armyfrom the field. Other surrenders followed,the next on May 3 in North Carolina underGen. Joseph E. Johnston and the last onJune 23, when Gen. Stand Watie capitulatedin the Indian Territory.

In late spring 1864, Union Gen. Ulysses S.Grant’s Overland Campaign had groundto a bloody halt outside Petersburg andRichmond, defended by Gen. Robert E.

Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. InJune, to deny Lee the use of the South SideRailroad and the Richmond and Danville Rail-road for supplies, Grant sent Gen. James H.Wilson’s and Gen. August V. Kautz’s cavalry divisions south of Petersburg to destroy trackand rolling stock.

On June 22, the Union cavalrymenmarch -ed down the South Side Railroad. Almost atonce, however, Confederate cavalry comman-derGen.W.H.F. “Rooney”Lee set off inpursuit.For the next three days, the raiders alternateddestroying track and depotswith fighting rear-guard actions. On June 25, they attacked theStaunton River Bridge crossing of the Richmond and Danville Rail-road, where they were decisively repulsed. They then headed back toPetersburg by way of Ream’s Station, where Wilson expected to findUnion infantry but instead discovered Confederates surrounding him.

Lynchburg, the commercial hub of Virginia’s westernPiedmont, had also become a strategic militarycenter with a huge hospital by 1864. A major Confed-erate army supply depot as well, it shipped materiel

on the Orange and Alexandria, South Side, and Virginia andTennessee Railroads that radiated from the city. When Gen.Ulysses S. Grant took command of Union forces in March 1864,he sought to occupy the Shenandoah Valley and then Lynch-burg to disable the Confederate supply network.

After Union Gen. David Hunter routed Confederateforces at Piedmont on June 5, he soon captured both Stauntonand Lexington, then crossed the Blue Ridge to probe towardLynchburg. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, engaged in coun-tering Grant’s advance on Richmond and Petersburg afterCold Harbor, dispatched Gen. Jubal A. Early’s corps (a thirdof his army) to save Lynchburg.

Early’s corps arrived by train from Charlottesville in the nick of time on June 17, as Confederate cavalry slowedHunter’s march. While Early’s men added to the fortificationserected by Gen. John C. Breckinridge’s small garrison,Hunter made his headquarters south of the city at Sandusky.When his attack failed the next day, he retreated into WestVirginia. Lynchburg was saved, and Early was free to executeanother of Lee’s plans, an attack on Washington, D.C.

When Gen. James H. Wilsonand Gen. August V. Kautzbegan their railroad raidon June 22, 1864, Confed-

erate cavalry Gen. W.H.F. “Rooney”Lee followed. First, however, Lee wiredCapt. Benjamin L. Farinholt, whocommanded the guard at the StauntonRiver Bridge on the Richmond andDanville Railroad, the raiders’ mainobjective and an essential part of theConfederate supply line.

There, Farinholt and Col. HenryE.Colemanassembled a ragtagConfed- erate force of about 950 local defensetroops, armedcivilians (“oldmen and boys”),and regular sol-diers on leave todefend the bridgeagainst the 5,500Federals. For twodays they dug fortifications andemplaced artil -lery. When Wilsonand Kautz arrivedon June 25, theirtroopers chargedseveral times, but the Confederatesdrove them back. That night, withRooney Lee pressing their rear, theFederals began a race for their lines at Petersburg.

Today, Farinholt’s fortificationsstill stand guard over the bridge site.Most of the battlefield is protected andinterpreted in Staunton River Battle-field State Park.

Lynchburg Regional Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau1-800-732-5821www.discoverlynchburg.org

Pamplin Historical Park 1-877-PAMPLINwww.pamplinpark.org

Petersburg National Battlefield1-804-732-3531www.nps.gov/pete

By late in February 1865,Confederate Gen. Robert E.Lee planned to evacuatethe Army of Northern Vir-

ginia from Petersburg and Richmondas Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grantextended his lines west to cut Lee’ssupply routes and threaten hisavenues of retreat. On April 2–3, asPetersburg fell, Lee led his armywest, hoping to turn south to NorthCarolina and unite his army withthat of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. TheConfederate government took theRichmond and Danville Railroad toDanville, a major supply, hospital,and prisoner-of-war center. There,President Jefferson Davis and hiscabinet occupied Maj. William T.Sutherlin’s mansion until Davislearned of Lee’s surrender at Appo-mattox Court House on April 9. Davisfled to Greensboro, North Carolina,leaving Danville as the Last Capitalof the Confederacy.

Lee and Grant met in the villageresidence of Wilmer McLean—who hadmoved there to escape the war after theFirstBattle ofManassashad ragedaroundhis Northern Virginia home—to sign thesurrender documents. The branches ofLee’s army formally laid down theirweapons and flags over the next few days.On April 12, it was the infantry’s turn. As Gen. John B. Gordon led the depletedranks up the hill to the village, Gen.Joshua L. Chamberlain, supervising theceremony, ordered his troops to salute as the Confederates approached. Gordonreciprocated, “honor answering honor,”as Chamberlain later put it, and then the Army of Northern Virginia passedinto memory.

At Appomattox, on April 9, 1865,Robert E. Lee, commanding gen-eral of the Army of Northern Vir-ginia, surrendered his men toUlysses S. Grant and the Armiesof the Potomac and the James.Though several Confederatearmies under different comman-ders remained in the field, Lee’ssurrender signaled the end ofthe Southern States’ attempt tocreate a separate nation. Threedays later, the men of the Armyof Northern Virginia marched before the Union army, laid downtheir flags, stacked theirweapons and began the journeyback to their homes.

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He andKautz cut their way out and finally reached the Petersburg lineson June 30. Although the Federals had destroyed track, buildings, rol -ling stock, and supplies, they suffered almost 1,800 casualties. The Con-federates soon made repairs and kept materiel flowing to Petersburg.

march. He sent his troops across the river to dig in aroundCumberland Church and fend off Union probes.

Beginning what would be their last night march onApril 7, Lee’s men headed for the next destination, Appo-mattox Station on the South Side Railroad, where suppliessent east fromLynchburg awaited them. Once replenished,the army would continue west to Campbell Court Housenear Lynchburg. But Union cavalry captured the stationand the supplies and positioned itself between Lee and hisnext objective. With Federal infantry closing in behindhim, Lee ordered a breakout attempt for dawn the nextmorning, April 9. Gen. John B. Gordon led the attack witha combined force of cavalry and infantry and fought hismen to “a frazzle.” The cavalrymen cut through their Fed-eral counterparts and escaped, but then large numbers ofUnion infantry arrived in support. Gordon reported to Leethat it was no use. Flags of truce broke out. The shootingdied away, and that afternoon, in the little village of Appo-mattox Court House, the war in Virginia came to an end.

Contact the following for more travel informationand visitor services along the Trails:

Ulysses S. GrantGeneral-in-Chief, United States Forces

Union General David Hunter

Confederate Captain Benjamin L. Farinholt

www.civilwartrails.org

Petersburg Visitor Center1-800-368-3595www.petersburgva.gov

Sailor’s Creek Battlefield1-434-315-0349www.virginiastateparks.gov

South Boston-Halifax CountyVisitor Center1-434-572-2543www.gohalifaxva.com

South Hill TouristInformation Center1-800-524-4347www.southhillchamber.com

Staunton River BattlefieldState Park1-434-454-4312www.virginiastateparks.gov

Virginia’s Heartland Regional Visitor Center1-434-392-1482www.co.prince-edward.va.us

Bilhartz, Hall & Co. rising breech carbine.

When Lee and his army departed the Richmond-Petersburgfront on April 3, 1865, his four columns moved to rendezvousat Amelia Court House. Grant’s Union army relentlessly pur-sued the Confederates, constantly harassing them as theytried to head south. The Federals eventually cut off Lee’s pathof escape at Appomattox Court House on April 9. The Army ofNorthern Virginia was surrendered that afternoon.

Fort Early in Lynchburg was similar to this earthwork at Winchester. – Western Reserve Historical Society

This circa 1900 view of the Sutherlin Mansionshows the grounds that were little changed

from the war years.

Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier

Artist Alfred R. Waud’s war-time drawing of the Wilson-Kautz Raid.

The McLean House, Appomattox Court House NHP

Confederate General Jubal A. Early

Follow these signs to more than 1,000 Civil War sites.

How to use this Map-Guide

This guide highlightsmore than 70 South-Central Virginia CivilWar sites where you will discover the epic storiesof soldiers and civilianswho experienced triumph and tragedyduring the last days of the war.

Follow The Route of Lee’s Retreat, Virginia’s first Civil War Trail, with 26 stopsbetween Petersburg andAppomattox. ExploreSailor’s Creek BattlefieldState Park and stand at the site of the largest Confederate surren-der before Appomattox. Visit High Bridge Trail State Park to seethe monumental bridge piers across the Appomattox River. Expe-rience the life of a Civil War soldier at Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier.

Discover the little-known, but important, 1864 Wilson-KautzRaid Trail. Follow the route of 5,000 Union cavalrymen sent to

destroy railroads, supply lines, androlling stock. Read the fascinating civil-ian and military stories at more than 30 little-changed stops. Explore StauntonRiver Battlefield State Park, where “old men and young boys” defended thecritical bridge from the raiders.

For detailed travel information, visitany Virginia Welcome Center or localVisitor Center, or contact any of the orga-nizations listed in this guide. For addi-tional Civil War Trails information, visit www.civilwartrails.org.

The Civil War Trust, with 200,000members and supporters, is America’s

largest nonprofit organization dedicated to saving endangered

Civil War battlefields.To help, visit www.civilwar.org

or call 1-202-367-1861.

Virginia Civil War Trails is a statewide partner of the Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission

(www.virginiacivilwar.org)

Robert E. Lee’s Appomattoxuniform and sword, theMuseum of the Confederacy

Lee’s Retreat/Virginia’s Retreat1-800-6RETREATwww.varetreat.com

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park1-434-352-8987www.nps.gov/apco

Appomattox Visitor Information Center1-434-352-8999www.historicappomattox.com

Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History1-434-793-5644www.danvillemuseum.org

High Bridge Trail State Park1-434-315-0457www.virginiastateparks.gov

Travelers enjoy one of the colorful, interpretive markers along the trail.

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