City Point, VA

Prince George County, Virginia, 1857

Headnote

CITY POINT, p. v., Prince George co., Va., 33 ms. S. E. of Richmond; from W. 162 ms. Watered by James and Appomattox rivers. (Fanning's, 1853)

Record Data

Place Unit Type

City or Town

Containing Unit

Prince George County, VA

Events

Date		Type
08/09/1864	In Virginia, a massive explosion at the Union supply depot at City Point kills more than forty workers	Crime/Disasters

People

Documents

Date	Title
04/08/1865	William T. Sherman to Ulysses S. Grant, Goldsboro, North Carolina, April 8, 1865

Images

City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image, detail

City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, detail

City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, detail

Explosion at the Union storage depot, City Point, Virginia, August 9, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

Explosion at the Union storage depot, City Point, Virginia, August 9, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

Explosion at the Union storage depot, City Point, Virginia, August 9, 1864, artist's impression, detail

United States Colored Troops sentry, City Point, Virginia, 1865

United States Colored Troops sentry, City Point, Virginia, 1865

Adams Express Company's Barge, City Point, Virginia, November 1864, artist's impression

Adams Express Company's Barge, City Point, Virginia, November 1864, artist's impression, detail

Adams Express Company's Barge, City Point, Virginia, November 1864, artist's impression, detail

Sanitation Commission Barge, City Point, Virginia, October 1864, artist's impression

Sanitation Commission Barge, City Point, Virginia, October 1864, artist's impression, detail

Sanitation Commission Barge, City Point, Virginia, October 1864, artist's impression, detail

U.S. Sixth Corps moves to reinforce Washington, DC, City Point, July,1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

U.S. Sixth Corps moves to reinforce Washington, DC, City Point, July,1864, artist's impression, detail

U.S. Sixth Corps moves to reinforce Washington, DC, City Point, July,1864, artist's impression, detail

Evening African-American Prayer Meeting, City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

Evening African-American Prayer Meeting, City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

Evening African-American Prayer Meeting, City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image, detail

Evening African-American Prayer Meeting, City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image, detail

Evening African-American Prayer Meeting, City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, detail

Evening African-American Prayer Meeting, City Point, Virginia, September, 1864, artist's impression, detail

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