page_title: Petersburg National Battlefield
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Petersburg National Battlefield / History
caption_attribution_description: American Civil War re-enactors at Petersburg National Battlefield. 37°13′10″N 77°21′41″W﻿ / ﻿37.21944°N 77.36139°W Image cropt from original.
context_page_description: Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg. The Battlefield is centered on the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and also includes outlying components in Hopewell, Prince George County, and Dinwiddie County. Over 140,000 people visit the park annually.
context_section_description: Established as Petersburg National Military Park on 1926-07-03.
  Transferred from the War Department on 1933-08-10.
  Redesignated as Petersburg National Battlefield on 1962-08-24.
  Added to the National Register of Historic Places on 1966-10-15.
caption: Reenactors at Petersburg National Battlefield.
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