Fort Mahone, Third Petersburg

[D.H. Hill]

Gentlemen,
I'm looking for a schematic of the works at Fort Mahone (some of you yankees might know it better as "Fort Damnation"). If anyone could help I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,
D.H.

EDIT: Any good articles about the fort would also be appreciated. Thank you, D.H.

 

[ErnieMac]

The forts plans are mighty hard to come by, at least online. I did find a map of the lines that shows Fort Mahone (see link). I can't say for certain the outline shown is correct, but the appearance of the Petersburg forts I have visited (Stedman, Wadsworth, Fisher and Gregg) are as shown on the map.
http://legacy.jefferson.kctcs.edu/t...va/historical maps/petersburg/petersburg1.jpg

 

[D.H. Hill]

Thank you, sir.
Is the fort still in existence? If so, I could probably find a satellite image. I don't recall offhand but I believe it was either Mahone or Sedgwick is now a Walmart. Should all else fail I might try using period photographs to try to piece the works back together.

EDIT: looked on google maps. Fort Mahone is no more.

 

[Miles Krisman]

You may have seen this, but these are the evacuated trenches of Fort Mahone after the battle of April 2, 1865.

 

[ErnieMac]

Both are gone. While looking for a plan of the fort I seem to remember reading that the works were leveled shortly after the war. The map linked to the attached brochure shows the location. It seems to be a commercial / residential area at present. The Gowen (48th Pennsylvania) and Pennsylvania (Hartranft's Division) Monuments were on the site of Fort Mahone.
http://www.nps.gov/pete/planyourvisit/upload/PETEmap1.pdf