Blandford Cemetery - In 1942, M. Clifford Harrison wrote in his book "Home to
the Cockade City" that "when we Petersburgers are entertaining out-of- town
guests and can't think of any other way to amuse them, we take them to Blandford
Cemetery."   Although Petersburg today offers a variety of other
attractions, a visit to Blandford Church and Cemetery remains a must see
excursion for visitors to Petersburg.  The oldest marked grave in Blandford
dates to 1702, and the 189 acres cemetery, now owned by the City, contains
graves from the Revolutionary War ( Major General William Phillips, British
citizen and commander of the British troops during the 1781 "Battle of
Petersburg." - buried in secret by Benedict Arnold) and many civil war
casualties from both north and south. Blandford Cemetery is now being maintained
and restored through the efforts of the  Historic Blandford Cemetery
Foundation, Inc. who's website at
http://www.hbcf.us/ provides a wealth of information about the cemetery, the
church, and tours.  Below are several photographs of Blandford:

Petersburg, Va. Blandford Church and graveyard - 1865
photograph

Photo from public domain archives of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs
Division, reproduction number LC-DIG-cwpb-00544 DLC