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
http://147.248.251.93/museum/museum.asp
(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.
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