During the Siege of Petersburg, in the American Civil War, there were not enough soldiers to block Union advancement in all places.
 The Confederate States Army dammed Rohoic Creek with a large dam that would be difficult to cross.
 The dam failed and washed away the 1826 navigable aqueduct and the Southside Railroad.
During the Siege of Petersburg, in the American Civil War, there were not enough soldiers to block Union advancement in all places.  The Confederate States Army dammed Rohoic Creek with a large dam that would be difficult to cross.  The dam failed and washed away the 1826 navigable aqueduct and the Southside Railroad.
Upper Appomattox Canal Navigation System