Embattled Fredericksburg: Civil War Bus Tour with Greg Mertz
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VAJoin Greg Mertz, Supervisory Historian at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (retired), as we explore events leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. Newly appointed to command of the Army of the Potomac, General Ambrose E. Burnside had an aggressive plan, approved by President Lincoln, to capture the Confederate capital... Read more »
Independence Day Celebration
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VAJoin us this Independence Day as Pamplin Historical Park will offer multiple programs throughout the day. All visitors will have the opportunity to join staff for tours of the Breakthrough Battlefield which on April 2, 1865, resulted in the evacuation of both Petersburg and Richmond. All events and activities included with Park admission. This event... Read more »
World War II in the Pacific Weekend
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VAThis living history event brings to life the experiences of fighting in the Pacific Theater and the home front during World War II. Guests will have the opportunity to learn from living historians portraying soldiers who fought in the Pacific Theater and about a number of different aspects of a soldier’s life to include weapons,... Read more »
2023 Symposium Optional Tour: 1862 Peninsula Campaign
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VAJoin 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 of the Army of the Potomac on the Peninsula on March 17, 1862 to the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, 1862. The tour will... Read more »
