Battle of Petersburg

Historical highway marker QA-12 · Petersburg

Here was fought the Battle of Petersburg, April 25, 1781. The southside militia, 1000 strong and commanded by Baron Steuben and General Muhlenberg, made a brave resistance to 2500 British regulars under Phillips and Arnold.

Virginia Conservation & Development Commission for the City of Petersburg, 1931

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