• 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 soldiers who worked, fought and died at the historic site or in the local area. These and other ghouls will recount their stories and share... Read more »

  • Roundtable: Exploring the Life and Letters of Col. Prescott, 32nd Mass. Regiment

    Join Dr. Sean Heuvel who will present on November 7, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable. Dr. Heuvel will share the "Prescott Revisited: Exploring the Life and Civil War Letters of Col. George L. Prescott, 32nd Massachusetts Regiment." Dr. Sean M. Heuvel serves as Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions at... Read more »

  • Roundtable: Battle of Dranesville

    Join Mr. Ryan Quint who will present on December 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable. Mr. Quint will share the "The Battle of Dranesville." After the guns of Manassas fell silent, the opposing Civil War armies grappled for position wondering what would come next. Popular history has us believe that... Read more »

  • Roundtable: Over the Deadline at Belle Isle

    Join Dr. David Urquia who will present on March 6. 2025 at 7:00 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable. Dr. Urquia will share the "Over the Dead Line on Belle Isle." The Petersburg Civil War Roundtable (PCWRT) will meet the first Thursday of each month (except for the months of June, July and August)... Read more »

  • 160th Breakthrough Battle Anniversary Driving Tour

    This will be a caravan driving tour to include stops and guides leading the tour to commemorate the 160th Anniversary of the Breakthrough Battle. The tour will begin promptly at 9:00 am and depart from the Park’s Education Center located at 6523 Duncan Road, Petersburg, VA 23803. Attendees will visit Pamplin Historical Park’s Breakthrough Battlefield... Read more »

  • World War II 80th Anniversary Weekend

    This 80th anniversary living history event 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 including weapons, signals and communications, and... Read more »

  • Roundtable: The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House

    Join Jerry Netherland who will present on October 2. 2025 at 7:00 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable. Mr. Netherland will share the “The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House.” The Petersburg Civil War Roundtable (PCWRT) will meet the first Thursday of each month (except for the months of June, July and August) at Pamplin... Read more »

  • 29th Annual Civil War Symposium: 1865 A Year of Reckoning

    The conference will be held on Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19, 2025 at Pamplin Historical Park’s Education Center in Dinwiddie, Virginia and will feature presentations from seven outstanding historians: A. Wilson Greene, Harold Holzer, William Marvel, Dr. George Rable, Dr. Brooks D. Simpson, Dr. Craig Symonds and Dr. Brian Steel Wills. For more... Read more »

  • Voices from the Shadows: Edgar Allan Poe Edition

    Costumed guides portraying “agents of death” with Edgar Allan Poe portrayed by actor and historian Charles Wissinger will lead participants by candlelight on a spine-chilling tour through the historic park. At each stop, guests will encounter scenes from Poe's works, bringing to life poetry from the  master of suspense. These portrayals will recount their stories... Read more »

  • Roundtable: Gettysburg’s Southern Front

    Join Mr. Hampton Newsom as he presents on November 6, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable. Mr. Newsom will share ”Gettysburg's Southern Front.” The three-day Battle of Gettysburg took place between July 1 and July 3, 1863 in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was fought between the Union and Confederate and... Read more »