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Cumberland Church

Farmville

Founded in 1754, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church still stands on the site where the Battle of Cumberland Church took place on April 7, 1865, as the Army of Northern Virginia was retreating from Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia.  Visitors can learn more about the battle via interpretative signs on the property.

Cumberland Church: What's Nearby

Farmville, VA
The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
Appomattox, VA

Preservation

Save 52 acres at Second Manassas, Reams Station and Cumberland Church Battlefields.

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The American Battlefield Trust and our members would like to save land at Cumberland Church.

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Related Battles

Farmville, VA | April 7, 1865
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
900
Union
645
Confed.
255