Pamplin Historical Park is a 424-acre

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historical park located near

Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 33,458. The Bureau of Econ ...

. The park preserves open space near Richmond, Virginia in Dinwiddie County, Virginia and serves the dual use of preserving a significant fragment of the Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield, a

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, and key components of the

Third Battle of Petersburg The Third Battle of Petersburg, also known as the Breakthrough at Petersburg or the Fall of Petersburg, was fought on April 2, 1865, south and southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, at the end of the 292-day Richmond–Petersburg Campaign (sometimes ...

. The park also provides a footprint location for the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, which is located within the park. The Pamplin Historical Park cooperates with owners of adjacent parcels of Third Battle of Petersburg property, the

Petersburg National Battlefield Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg (1864–65). The Battlefield is centered on the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and also includes outlying compon ...

and the

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, in preserving much (not all) of the physical space on which the battle was fought and interpreting it for the general public. In particular, a decisive segment of the battle, the Boydton Plank Road breakthrough by the

5th Vermont Infantry The 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Structure The 5th Vermont Infantry was part of the Army of the Potomac, in the Vermont Brigade of the Sixth Army Corps. It in ...

and other units, occurred on Pamplin Park property at dawn on April 2, 1865. The park includes several pre-Civil War structures that are interpreted to 1864-1865 and presented as an integral part of the park landscape, including Tudor Hall Plantation (c. 1812). 3 miles (4.8 km) of park trails include close-up looks at the Confederate trenches that were the target of the climactic Federal assault. The park bears the name of its founder, businessman and Civil War enthusiast Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. A. Wilson Greene helped develop Pamplin Historical Park and served as its executive director from 1994 to 2017."Smithsonian Journeys Experts—A. Wilson Greene"
''Smithsonian Journeys'', Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, accesses 27 March 2017.Lange, Chris
"A. Wilson Greene stepping down a quarter century after starting Pamplin Park"
''Progress-Index'', Petersburg, Virginia, 9 April 2017. It is a

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, was designated a U.S.

, and is listed on the

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References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia

External links

Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
- official site Museums in Petersburg, Virginia Museums in Dinwiddie County, Virginia American Civil War museums in Virginia Protected areas of Dinwiddie County, Virginia Virginia Historic Landmarks