Tag: military

Independence Day Celebration

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As essayist John Burroughs stated “That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges.” In the spirit of Burroughs’ quote, Pamplin… Read more »

I Spy: A Civil War Spy Academy

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During this two-day camp, participants will hear the stories of several Civil War spies, both Union and Confederate, who did what they could to help their cause through covert means…. Read more »

25th Park Anniversary Celebration

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Join us for a celebration to remember what began in 1991 as a historic preservation effort, which resulted in a phone call and the multi-million dollar Pamplin Historical Park that you… Read more »

Breakthrough Battle Anniversary

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Join us as we remember the 156th Anniversary of the Breakthrough Battle which ended the Petersburg Campaign and forced the Confederate withdrawal from Richmond. The Park hosts a schedule of… Read more »

Petersburg Civil War Round Table at Pamplin

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Join this month’s guest speaker Jerry “Dez” Desmond, Executive Director of Pamplin Historical Park as he talks about “Maine Troops at Gettysburg”. Desmond’s career includes 22 years of professional museum experience… Read more »

Petersburg Civil War Round Table at Pamplin

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Join this month’s guest speaker James Price of the U.S. Army Women’s Museum as he talks about “The Battle of New Market Heights”. Price’s presentation titled “Battle of New Market Heights” is… Read more »

23rd Annual Civil War Symposium

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Join us for the 23rd Annual Civil War Symposium at Pamplin Historical Park in 2019 and hear from some of the nation’s greatest Civil War scholars as they talk about… Read more »

Voices from the Shadows

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Costumed guides portraying “agents of death” will lead participants by candlelight on a spine-chilling tour through the historic park and Breakthrough Battlefield. At various stops, guests will encounter escapees on the… Read more »

Slavery & Freedom: Lectures & Book Signing

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“Who freed the slaves?” Since the end of the Civil War this complex question is one that many people have sought to answer definitively. Often due to the many different… Read more »