A cannon in Confederate Battery 5, Petersburg, VA. This battery is located just behind the visitor's center at Petersburg National Battlefield Park. This was one of the strongest fortifications on the original Confederate defense line. Union troops captured this battery on June 15th, 1864 © Mike Lynaugh

A cannon in Confederate Battery 5, Petersburg, VA. This battery is located just behind the visitor's center at Petersburg National Battlefield Park. This was one of the strongest fortifications on the original Confederate defense line. Union troops captured this battery on June 15th, 1864

© Mike Lynaugh