history talks
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“We Fight for Our Rights” Temporary Exhibit
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesThis new exhibit tells the story of the both the enslaved and free African-Americans who fought for freedom during the American Civil War and their impact on later contributions through... Read more »
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Roundtable: The New Market Campaign
Join speaker Sarah Bierle as she discusses "The New Market Campaign." The Battle of New Market took place on May 15, 1864 during what is known as the Valley Campaigns... Read more »
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Veterans Day
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesPamplin Historical Park will offer multiple programs throughout the day, to include presentations on artillery "The King of Battle", a lecture and living-history demonstration on the Spanish-American War, a live... Read more »
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Roundtable: Petersburg’s Regiment: The 12th Virginia Infantry
Join speaker John Horn as he share the story of "Petersburg's Regiment: The 12th Virginia Infantry.” Horn spent decades researching the 12th Virginia Infantry through searching archives and uncovering scores... Read more »
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Roundtable: The Army of the Potomac on the Overland & Petersburg Campaigns
Join speaker Steven Sodergren as he shares the story of “The Army of the Potomac in the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns.” The final year of the Civil War found the... Read more »
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Roundtable: Stephen A. Swails: Black Freedom Fighter
Join speaker Gordon Rhea as he shares the story of "Stephen A. Swails: Black Freedom Fighter in the Civil War and Reconstruction." Stephen Atkins Swails was a free Black in... Read more »
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Valentine Tea
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesJoin Pamplin Historical Park’s Valentine Tea where park staff are attired in mid- 1800s, clothing and will present a themed program. Due to the popularity of this program, reservations and... Read more »
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Roundtable: Six Days of Awful Fighting
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesSpeaker Eric Wittenberg will discuss, “Six Days of Awful Fighting: Cavalry Operations on the Road to Cold Harbor.” Most students of the Civil War are familiar with the terrible infantry... Read more »
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Breakthrough Battle Anniversary
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesJoin us as we remember the 157th Anniversary of the Breakthrough Battle which ended the Petersburg Campaign and forced the Confederate withdrawal from Richmond. At 4:40 a.m. April 2, 1865,... Read more »
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Roundtable: Washington D.C. Defenses
Join speaker Steven Phan as he shares the story of "The Washington D.C. Defenses during the Civil War." In the wake of the Union defeat at First Manassas, federal engineers... Read more »
