Civil WaR Sites

Appomattox
www.nps.gov/apco
(804) 352-8782
Getting there: Rt. 20 South to U.S. 60 West to Rt. 24 and follow signs (50 miles)

A National Historical Park that recreates the small village where Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to Grant "after four years of arduous service." The park and building, including the McLean House where the two generals met, are open daily to the public. Fee.

Chancellorsville Battlefield
www.nps.gov/frsp/cville.htm
(540) 786-2880
Getting there: Rt. 20 North to Rt. 3 East (near Fredericksburg, 65 miles)

The battle of Chancellorsville, although among the most important engagements of the Civil War, is perhaps best remembered as the place where General "Stonewall" Jackson was fatally wounded by the accidental fire of his own men.

Fort Monroe
(757) 727-3391
Getting there: I-64 East to peninsula and follow signs to Exit 268 (165 miles)

The Civil War fort where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was held after the war. The fort and a museum inside are open to the public on the peninsula between Hampton and Norfolk. Free.

Manassas National Battlefield Park
www.nps.gov/mana
(703) 361-1339
Getting there: Rt. 29 North to Rt. 234 (70 miles)

Two great battles of the Civil War were fought here. The Visitors Center has a museum and slide program. Fee.

New Market Battlefield State Historical Park
www4.vmi.edu/museum/nm
(540) 740-3102
Getting there: I-64 West to I-81 North to Rt. 305 and follow signs (80 miles)

Here, in one of the most unusual Civil War battles, cadets from the Virginia Military Institute were ordered into battle against the Union Army. Each year in May, the Battle of New Market is reenacted. Fee.

Petersburg National Battlefield Park
www.nps.gov/pete
(804) 732-3531
Getting there: I-64 East to I-95 South, Exit 9B to Rt. 36 West and follow signs (95 miles)

Commemorates the battlefields where 10 months of trench warfare led to the fall of Richmond in the Civil War. The park covers over a thousand acres, so make your first stop the Visitors Center and follow the self-guided auto tour. Fee.

Trevilians Station
www.trevilianstation.org
Getting there: Rt. 22 east to Boswell's Tavern, continue east until 22 joins Rt. 33 E. Just past the juncture on the right is a plaque commemorating this battle. (20 miles)

Two-day battle June 11 & 12, 1864 involved Confederate generals Wade Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee and Thomas Rosser against Union generals P.H. Sheridan and George Armstrong Custer. Said to be the largest all-cavalry engagement of the war.