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SUMMARY The Dimmock Line was a series of fifty-five artillery batteries and connected infantry earthworks that were constructed between 1862 and 1864 in a ten-mile arc around Petersburg during the American Civil War (1861–1865). The earthen fortifications were built using Confederate soldiers and enslaved laborers and covered lands east, south, and west of Petersburg. They were constructed to protect the city’s industry and railroads in the event that Petersburg was attacked. Union troops finally attacked Petersburg directly and elements of the Dimmock Line fell to them in mid-June 1864,...

Inventory of Negroes" in Philip St. George Cocke's Farm Book"""Cocke inherited and acquired great wealth, including extensive agricultural holdings in Virginia and Mississippi. He bought several properties in Powhatan County, including Belmead, where he built a mansion overlooking the James River to serve as his family home. By 1860 Cocke owned more than 27,000 acres of land and more than 610 slaves in the two states and reckoned his net worth at more than $1,000,000. His widely scattered plantations required management through overseers, and he compiled detailed manuals for directing the wor...

Your Turn: The New York game comes to the Rose City Chelsea Parade in Norwich, then known as Williams Park, was one local field where base ball games of this period were played. (photo submitted) The Marvins of Norwichtown took their name from Lt. Marvin Waites, a Norwich resident who died in the Civil War. (photo submitted) The fairgrounds, where some base ball games were played, and race track (lower right) were located off of New London Turnpike at the site of the annual New London County Agricultural Fair. (photo submitted) The World Champion Unions of Morrisania played in Norwich during ...