On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee met with Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the village of Appomattox Court House to discuss terms of surrender for the Army of Northern Virginia. This moment would signal the beginning of the end of America’s brutal Civil War.
The site of the Civil War’s infamous Battle of Bull Run and the Second Battle of Manassas. Follow electronic battle maps to get historical information, embark on a walking or driving tour, and check out interpretive presentations and displays.
Sites included in this National Military Park include the Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Battlefields, among other historic buildings, like Ellwood, Chatham, and the death site of Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson.
About 25 miles south of Richmond, Petersburg National Battlefield is the site of a 9.5-month standoff between General Ulysses S. Grant and the General Lee’s Confederate army. Grant wore down the weary Confederate troops, leading to an eventual retreat towards Appomattox where the…
Part of Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown Battlefield is the site of the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. It includes the field where Cornwallis and the British army surrendered to the Patriot forces, the encampment areas, much of the town, and the…
Two major Union campaigns came close to capturing the Confederate capital of Richmond during the Civil War. Richmond National Battlefield Park highlights the Seven Days Battle, including Gaines' Mill, which ended the first attempt in the summer of 1862, and Cold Harbor, the…
Get hands-on with history in Virginia as you hear stories, read accounts, and see reenactments of…
America’s challenging journey for liberation spanned many years and culminated in the American…
