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Focus Weekend: Prisoners of War
Visit Pamplin Historical Park for the first of four Focus Weekend events. This event is title Prisoners of War and highlights the capturing prisoners, which was a major facet of Civil War combat. An estimated 400,000 to 600,000 soldiers became prisoners during the war. Union General Horatio Wright’s U.S. Army VI Corps captured 3,000 Confederates... Read more »
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Independence Day Celebration
A “Round Ball to Rim Fire” program will begin at 10:00 am and highlight the types of weapons used in the Civil War to include a demonstration of the loading and firing of muskets. This will be followed by a program comparing soldiers of 1776 and those of the American Civil War in 1861 at... Read more »
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Focus Weekend: Tobacco
Visit the park to experience our third Focus Weekend featuring tobacco. Production of tobacco was a vital agricultural product and business in Virginia and still is today. The 19th century saw Southside Virginia produce large amounts of tobacco and the park's Tudor Hall Plantation grew the plant as a cash crop. Programs throughout the day... Read more »
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World War II Living History Weekend
The theme this year is "America on the Offensive" where living history brings to life the experiences of fighting abroad and the war on the home front during World War II. Guests will have the chance to learn from living historians portraying soldiers who fought in WWII and about different aspects of a soldier’s life... Read more »
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Fall Home School Day
Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier is offering a special field trip program on September 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for homeschool families and associations. Home School Tours at Pamplin Historical Park include educational programs that use fun, participatory learning techniques to teach historical lessons about... Read more »
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2026 Symposium Optional Tour: The Battle of North Anna
Every symposium begins with our optional tour which takes attendees on a day-long related adventure prior to the first evening speaker on Friday. This year, you can join Pamplin Park staff as we explore the often forgotten Battle of North Anna. Sandwiched between the brutal bookends of Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor, The Battle of North... Read more »
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30th Annual Civil War Symposium – Hot Heads!: Quick Tempers & Rash Actions
The conference will be held on Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 at Pamplin Historical Park’s Education Center in Dinwiddie, Virginia and will feature presentations from seven outstanding historians: Chris J. Hartley, James A. Hessler, Robert I. Girardi, Dr. Christopher S. Stowe, Dr. Brooks D. Simpson, Jeffry Wert and Dr. Brian Steel Wills.... Read more »
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Voices From The Shadows
Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United StatesPamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier is observing Halloween with an opportunity to experience "Voices from the Shadows." The Park is offering this annual evening event on two nights, October 23rd and October 24th, 2026 at both 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The tours are offered twice nightly and... Read more »
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Roundtable: Glorious Courage, John Pelham in the Civil War
Sarah Bierle will present on November 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable. Bierle will share the story of "Glorious Courage; John Pelham in the Civil War." Major John Pelham was a dashing and handsome 24-year-old Alabama officer who earned the compliments and admiration of his men, the war-gods of Virginia, and... Read more »
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Veterans Day Weekend
Join Pamplin Historical Park as we honor America's veterans this Veterans Day weekend on November 7-8, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with activities and programs. As former U.S. President, General George Washington stated in his farewell orders to the Continental Army, “The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, through almost... Read more »
