12th Annual Spring Tour: Defending Richmond
Join A. Wilson Greene and local historians as we examine the various efforts to capture the Confederate capital. Highlights include visits to the Seven Days Battlefields, North Anna, Haw’s Shop,... Read more »
History Talk and Book Signing
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesWe sometimes forget that the Civil War played out on the home front as well as on the battlefield. In fact, for Southern civilians, the home front too often became... Read more »
Mother’s Day Tea
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesBring Mom for a special treat the Saturday before Mother’s Day. Hosted by our living history interpreters, you’ll enjoy an afternoon of gourmet teas and tasty treats while learning 19th-century... Read more »
War upon Our Border: Two Ohio Valley Communities Navigate the Civil War – Book Signing & Lecture
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesThe American Civil War played out in countless communities across the divided nation. How those locales experienced the conflict depended on many factors other than just geography. Come hear Stephen Rockenbach,... Read more »
$1 Admission Weekend
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesPamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier is celebrating Museum Weekend on September 23-24, 2017 with $1.00 general admission. Why would a world-class museum reduce... Read more »
Meade and Lee After Gettysburg Book Signing
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesJoin author Jeffrey Hunt as he speaks about his recently published book: Meade and Lee After Gettysburg: The Forgotten Final Stage of the Gettysburg Campaign, from Falling Waters to Culpeper Court... Read more »
Round Ball to Rim Fire
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesThe eighty years between the American Revolution and the beginning of the Civil War saw significant developments in weapons technology. These changes affected the range and accuracy as well the dependability of the weapon... Read more »
“Richmond Shall Not Be Given Up” Book Signing with Doug Crenshaw
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesIn the summer of 1862, with the eastern Confederate army on its heels, and the Union army nearing the Southern nation’s capital city, a dramatic turn occurred with a series... Read more »
“Midnight In America” Book Signing Event with Jonathan White
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesThe Civil War brought many forms of upheaval to America, not only in waking hours but also in the dark of night. Sleeplessness plagued the Union and Confederate armies, and... Read more »
Battlefields Tour of Grant’s 5th Offensive
Join Park Historians Tim Talbott and Gary Helm as they hit the road for a one-day tour on October 20, 2017 and the public is invited to join them. The tour... Read more »
