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feet high, was first occupied June 14, 1864. It commanded a view of Petersburg, sections of the Petersburg and Richmond Railway, and extended reaches of the James and Appomattox Rivers. Its importance was such that the Confederates constructed a two-gun battery within a mile of it for its destruction, but it remained in use until the fall of Petersburg. Three—signaling from the Cobb's hill tower by the Appomattox—1864 Three—signaling from the Cobb's hill tower by the Appomattox—1864 feet high, was first occupied June 14, 1864. It commanded a view of Petersburg, sections of the Petersburg and Richmond Railway, and extended reaches of the James and Appomattox Rivers. Its importance was such that the Confederates constructed a two-gun battery within a mile of it for its destruction, but it remained in use until the fall of Petersburg. Three—signaling from the Cobb's hill tower by the Appomattox—1864 Three—signaling from the Cobb's hill tower by the App