Cheap Things To Do in Church Road, Virginia

This Civil War site includes four museums, three historic houses, and a battlefield just south of Petersbur... More on Heritage

The first surprise I got when I went there was an empty parking lot right in the middle of the day on Sat... More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R. R. and the Richmond and Danville R. R. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1911 a group of Dinwiddie Countys: African-American residents established the Rocky Branch School in Sutherland. The school was a typical two-room schoolhouse. It had been moved from original location across from Ocran ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Built in 1803 by Fendall Chiles Sutherland (1770-1833) and Elizabeth Traylor Sutherland (1785-1864), the Sutherland homestead also served as a stagecoach stop, inn, and tavern. The first post office in southside Virginia ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Battle of Sutherland, April 2, 1865, Dedicated in sacred memory to those valiant Confederates who remained steadfast to the end, and who gave their last full measure of devotion in defense of their homeland. Here ... More on HMDB

Inscription. At Sutherland Station, on 2 Apr. 1865, the Confederates made a last attempt to maintain control of the South Side Railroad. Confederate Maj. Gen. Henry Heth organized the defense before returning to the main line in Petersburg. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. One mile to the south is the site of Hatcher's Run Plantation and the grave site of Col. John Banister (D. 1787), first mayor of Petersburg and prosperous entrepreneur. Banister represented Dinwiddie County in the House ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Confederate troops formed a battle line along Cox Road to protect the South Side Railroad, but were overwhelmed after three attacks. This engagement enabled Grants forces to sever Lees last supply line, causing him to ... More on HMDB

Engagement at Sutherland Station K-305 Engagement at Sutherland Station K-305 On the morning of 2 Apr. 1865, Union forces arrived here by way of Claiborne Road and found Maj. Gen. Henry Heth's Conf... More on Dhr.virginia.gov

Inscription. On the morning of 2 Apr. 1865, Union forces arrived here by way of Clairborne Road and found Maj. Gen. Henry Heths Confederate division entrenched on Cox Road. During the day, Maj. Gen... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Union attack that broke the back of the Confederate defense of Petersburg and forced Gen. Robert E. Lee to evacuate the Army of Northern Virginia from the city happened here April 2, 1865. You are standing at the ... More on HMDB