Fort Lee (6)

Fort Lee (6) (1864-1865) - A Confederate U.S. Civil War Fort established 1862-1864 near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Abandoned by Confederate troops on 3 Apr 1865 at the end of the war. Also known as Battery No. 45. Unknown Confederate Battery at Petersburg History of Fort Lee Established as a Confederate fort and battery, perhaps as early as 1862, in front of the City of Petersburg. Fort Lee was one of the fortifications along the Confederate defensive lines around Petersburg known as the "Dimmock Line". This fortification was known to the Union forces mostly as Battery No. 45. With the advance of Union forces against the Confederate lines on 2 Apr 1865, Union forces came under fire from Battery No. 45 in front of Petersburg. The Union commander reported coming under fire from eleven guns as he prepared to storm the battery. He reported that the fire from the battery was ineffective "by the want of skill on the part of the gunners and their firing mostly solid shot." The Union forces camped overnight preparing to storm the fort the next day. On the morning of 3 Apr 1865 they found Battery No. 45 abandoned and the 8th U.S. Colored Troops raised the U.S. colors over the fort. Fort Lee was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. Current Status Unknown. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Maps & Images Lat: 37.2 Long: -77.43583 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 174' See Also: Civil War Defenses of Richmond and Petersburg Sources: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1496904 The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-53 serial no. 1-111 Formal reports, page 1236 Links: North American Forts - Fort Lee Visited: No