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Read on for our in-depth guide to the Civil War battlefields in Virginia, including info on tours, history, and things to do at each historic site. There’s also a handy map, for those who want to hit up several VA battlefields in one trip.
Today you can still view much of the landscape as it was seen by soldiers and civilians during the war, and you can explore the region’s dramatic Civil War story at historic sites, battlefields, courthouses, cemeteries, walking trails, and museums that tell the story of those storm-tossed years.
As a history buff, visiting Civil War Sites is a must. And Virginia has the BEST Civil War battlefields in the country (with the exception of Gettysburg, PA). But there’s more to the Civil War than just battlefields: there are historic homes and other landmarks that are just as amazing.
National Battlefield Parks. Virginia’s history has not always been peaceful, and there are countless battlefields to mark the darkest periods of the Commonwealth. More Civil War battles were fought in Virginia than any other state.
Virtual Museum. Explore some of the park's museum collection online. First Battle of Manassas. Learn more about the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) - July 21, 1861. Second Battle of Manassas. Learn more about the Confederate victory at the Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) - August 28-30, 1862. Last updated: June 22, 2024. Contact Info.
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
In 1996, Congress designated eight counties in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia as a National Battlefield Site - The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District - which preserves and interprets the region’s significant Civil War battlefields and related historic sites.
Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg (1864–65). The battlefield is near the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and includes outlying components in Hopewell, Prince George County, and Dinwiddie County. Over 140,000 people visit the park annually.
Culpeper Battlefields State Park is Virginia’s 43rd state park. The new park will enable visitors to experience more than 2,200 acres of historic battlefield land, after a series of land transfers occurring between June 2024 and December 2027.
Visit some of the Civil War’s most famous battlefields, with an emphasis on seeing some of the hallowed ground preserved over the past 30 years by the American Battlefield Trust and its partners. These actions range from 1861 at Ball’s Bluff to the 1864 Battle of the Wilderness.