• 2023 Symposium Optional Tour: 1862 Peninsula Campaign

    Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United States

    Join Pamplin Historical Park’s Executive Director, Colin Romanick, and Newport News Historic Sites Curator, J. Michael Moore as we examine General McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, covering the period between the landing... Read more »

  • Civil War Symposium: Bridges Over Troubled Waters

    Battlefield terrain features and obstacles have been studied by numerous historians and are the blessing or curse of many military commanders throughout time. The American Civil War is no different... Read more »

  • 159th Breakthrough Battle Anniversary

    Join us as we remember the 159th 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 »

  • Voices from the Shadows

    Costumed guides portraying “agents of death” will lead participants by candlelight on a spine-chilling tour through the historic park and Breakthrough Battlefield. At each stop, guests will encounter civilians and... Read more »

  • Medal of Honor Day Observance

    The celebration will include a documentary film, which will explain the origins of the Medal of Honor, and it’s inception during the American Civil War. A special display on the... Read more »

  • Paranormal Investigation

    Join Commonwealth Researchers of the Paranormal (C.R.O.P.) for an exclusive investigation of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier. Come investigate with us on September... Read more »

  • 2025 Symposium Optional Tour

    Join Pamplin Historical Park’s Zachary Pittard, Director of Education & Interpretation and Aaron Stoyack, Park Ranger, for a tour examining  "United At What Cost: Petersburg in War and Peace, 1781... Read more »