Fort Gregg was a

Confederate A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a political union of sovereign states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...

fort 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 with a majority bla ...

. 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 Virginia in the area of Petersburg, Virginia, at the end of the 292-day Richmond–Petersbur ...

Dinwiddie County Dinwiddie County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,947. Its county seat is Dinwiddie. Dinwiddie County is part of the Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The ...

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 Gregg Buildings and structures in Dinwiddie County, Virginia Virginia in the American Civil War {{fort-stub