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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield area
historic site
preserved military fortification area
category American Civil War sites in Virginia
Petersburg National Battlefield
Protected areas of Virginia
country United States
county Dinwiddie County, Virginia
hasAccess visitor trails
hasAlternateName Fort Hell area
hasEvent Siege of Petersburg
hasFeature artillery positions
earthwork remains
historical markers
interpretive trails
rifle pits
hasGoverningBody National Park Service
hasHeritageDesignation U.S. National Battlefield
hasHistoricalPeriod American Civil War
hasInterpretation Civil War military history exhibits
hasRemainsOf Fort Sedgwick
locatedIn Petersburg National Battlefield
United States
Virginia
managedBy National Park Service
namedAfter Fort Sedgwick
nearestCity Petersburg, Virginia
openToPublic true
opposedBy Confederate Army
partOf American Civil War
Petersburg Campaign
Union defensive line around Petersburg
Union siege lines at Petersburg
preserves Union fortification system
landscape of the Petersburg siege
significantFor proximity to Confederate lines
role in Union siege operations
state Virginia
timePeriodOfUse 1864
1865
usedBy Union Army

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Petersburg National Battlefield hasPart Fort Sedgwick area