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    17401 Jefferson Davis Hwy
    Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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Union troops advancing south toward Petersburg ran into Confederate resistance here May 9, 1864. Several Confederate attacks here failed to dislodge the Union line, but Butler withdrew his Federal forces the next day.

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Last Updated: 06/04/2012

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    17401 Jefferson Davis Highway
    Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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    17401 Jefferson Davis Hwy
    Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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    17401 Jefferson Davis Hwy
    Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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    501 Old Town Drive
    Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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