Petersburg

Pe·ters·burg  (ptrz-bûrg)

An independent city of southeast Virginia on the Appomattox River south of Richmond. A prolonged siege (June 15, 1864-April 3, 1865) during the Civil War led to the fall of Richmond and the subsequent surrender of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Population: 32,400.

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Petersburg [ˈpiːtəzˌbɜːg]

n

(Placename) a city in SE Virginia, on the Appomattox River: scene of prolonged fighting (1864-65) during the final months of the American Civil War. Pop.: 38 386 (1990)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Petersburg - a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
	2.	Petersburg - the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee Petersburg Campaign American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States - civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865 Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War