Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Wadada Tareenka ee Petersburg waxay aragtay ficil badan iyo burbur inta lagu gudajiray dhamaadkii Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Mareykanka. Intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Sokeeye, Petersburg Railroad waxay cunto iyo qalab u rartay General (CSA) Robert E. Lee ee Ciidanka Waqooyiga Virginia Petersburg Railroad waxay u rartay sahayda koonfurta waxayna mararka qaarkood qaadi jirtay maxaabiis dagaal oo Mareykan ah. Wadada tareenka ayaa sahay ka dalbatay Warshadaha Birta ee Tredegar intii lagu jiray dagaalka. Taliye General Ulysses S. Grant wuxuu gooyay jidadkan iyadoo qayb ka ah dadaalka lagu goynayo khadadka sahayda ee Petersburg loogu talagalay Go'doominta Petersburg. Jidadka ayaa waxyeello ka soo gaartay Dagaalkii Globe Tavern, Dagaalkii Jerusalem Plank Road iyo
Dagaalkii Labaad ee Saldhiga Reem. Maadaama Petersburg Railroad ay ahayd wadada Weldon, North Carolina labada ugu horeysa waxaa mararka qaarkood loogu yeeraa Dagaallada Weldon Railroad.