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 »
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 »
Civil War Symposium: Bridges Over Troubled Waters
Don’t miss your chance to attend this year’s exciting program. Bridges Over Troubled Waters on October 20-22, 2023, features seven outstanding historians who are leaders in their field. The Symposium begins at 6:00 pm with a Welcome Reception for all attendees at Pamplin Historical Park’s National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, located at 6125... Read more »
