Alternate title: | Greetings from Fort Hell, Petersburg, Virginia |
Summary: | Fort Hell, Petersburg, Virginia, circa 1961-1980. Caption reads: "Fort Hell, U.S. Route 301, south city limits of Petersburg, Virginia. Constructed by the Union Army during the Siege of Petersburg (1864-1865). Named after Gen. John Sedgwick, but nicknamed Fort Hell because of the constant cannon fire it poured on the Confederate lines. Open year 'round. View of magazine and artillery officers' headquarters." Postcard number: 39989 B. |
Creator: | Haynes, Joyce L. |
Provider: | Haynes Distributing Company |
Dexter Press |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Printing place: | North America |
United States of America |
New York |
West Nyack |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Virginia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Roanoke |
Temporal subject: |
1961-1970
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1971-1980
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Petersburg |
Topical subjects: | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Forts & fortifications |
Fort Sedgwick (Va.) |
Battlefields |
Petersburg National Battlefield (Va.) |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
War, Military |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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