Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier

Virginia

6125 Boydton Plank Road
Petersburg, VA 23803, USA

Website: http://pamplinpark.org/

Located on the site of the April 2, 1865 "Breakthrough," the battle that ended the Petersburg Campaign and led to the evacuation of the Confederate capital at Richmond, Pamplin Historical Park's 422 acre-campus features four award-winning museums with interactive exhibits, four historic homes, battlefield trails, costumed living history presentations, guided tours, as well as shopping facilities. The Park is also the home of Civil War Adventure Camp, where citizens of the 21st century can experience life as a Civil War soldier.

Siege Museum

Petersburg, Virginia | The civilian side of the ten-month siege of Petersburg is portrayed in exhibits and a film narrated by Petersburg native Joseph Cotton.

Colonial Williamsburg

Williamsburg, Virginia | This site is renowned as the nation's largest living history museum.

Petersburg National Battlefield

Petersburg, Virginia | Part of the National Parks Service, this historic site was witness to the longest military event of the Civil War, The Siege of Petersburg.

Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Petersburg, Virginia | The cemetery, part of the National Park Service, was established in 1868 for Union soldiers who died during the Petersburg and Appomattox campaigns.

Blandford Church and Cemetery

Petersburg, Virginia | Adjacent to a church that serves as a Confederate memorial, this historic cemetery is the final resting place of 30,000 Confederate soldiers.

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

Appomattox, Virginia | The surrender of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at this site on April 9, 1865, signaled the beginning of the end of the American Civil War.

Centre Hill Museum

Petersburg, Virginia | Built in 1823, this historic mansion now operates as a museum.

Hatcher's Run Battlefield

Petersburg, Virginia | Although the Federals did not achieve their goal to intercept confederate supply trains, they were able to extend their line of entrenchments to the Vaughan Road Crossing of the historic site.

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