Poplar Grove Church

Item CDV-10669

Description

Church Built by the 50th New York Engineer Regiment - CDV is dated in period ink "Winter of 1864-1865."

Church built by the 50th New York Engineer Regiment at Poplar, near Petersburg, Virginia near Poplar Grove National Cemetery. Built to keep the men busy during the winter months. Authorized January 20, 1865, named the Poplar Grove Church, dedicated March 4, 1865. Used for Church, concerts, with Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Meade as guests, and as a hospital near the end of the Petersburg Campaign. Designed by Captain Michael McGrath, Architect/Builder, it seated 225 people.