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City Point was a Port on the James River . During the last years of the American Civil War , from the port there, the City Point Railroad was used to support the Union forces during the Siege Of Petersburg 1864 - 65 . The successful capture of Petersburg and its network of Railroad s was the key to the fall of the Confederate capital city of Richmond , ending the war less than a week later. At the museum, the grounds include Grant's headquarters, and a Plantation house with outbuildings. In the plantation house are furnished rooms, an introductory video, a diorama, and a bookshop. |
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