Postcard

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

PET-001

Description

"Recapture of Fort Stedman, Petersburg National Military Park, Virginia" "On March 25, 1865, the Confederates captured Fort Stedman, but failed to expand the break in the Union Line. This painting, by Sidney King, depicts the fort's recapture on the same day by Union soldiers, bringing to an end Lee's Last Grand Offensive." Published for The Petersburg National Military Park, Petersburg, VA." Printed in Color Unaddressed