Fort Gregg was a Confederate fort located near

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. The battle for Fort Gregg occurred on April 2, 1865, as part 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 ...

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near the outskirts of Petersburg.

References

* Fox, III, John J. ''The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg's Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865''. Winchester VA: Angle Valley Press, 2010. .

External links

Confederate Fort Gregg
at the Historical Markers Database

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