DIRECTORYRichmond National Battlefield Park
President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad visited
Richmond for peace talks on April 4, 1865. In 2003,
Lincoln’s visit was commemorated with a life-size statue
at the historic Tredegar Iron Works, now the Richmond
Civil War Visitor Center.VIRGINIA
Manassas National Battlefield
The Battles of First and Second Bull Run
were fought here July 21, 1861, and
August 28–30, 1862.
http://www.nps.gov/mana
Museum of the Confederacy
Home to the most comprehensive
collection of Confederate States’ artifacts,
including photographs, manuscripts,
and soldiers’ uniforms. Adjacent to
the museum is the White House of the
Confederacy where President Jefferson
Davis lived from 1861–1865.
http://www.moc.org
National Civil War Chaplains
Research Center and Museum
Houses images, Bibles, religious tracts, and
personal effects of Union and Confederate
chaplains, priests, and soldiers.
http://chaplainsmuseum.org
Petersburg National Battlefield
Setting for the longest siege in American
history (9½ months) after General Grant
failed to capture Richmond in the spring
of 1864.
http://www.nps.gov/peteRichmond National Battlefield Park
Commemorates 11 sites associated with
the Union campaigns to capture Richmond,
including the battlefields at Gaines’ Mill,
Malvern Hill, and Cold Harbor.
http://www.nps.gov/richStonewall Jackson House
Preserves Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s
former home, and presents him as a
professor, church leader, businessman,
husband, soldier, and community leader.
http://www.stonewalljackson.org