Visit the park to experience our fourth Focus Weekend: Faith and Religion in the Civil War. Religion was omnipresent during the Civil War era. Some denominations, such as the Methodists,… 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… Read more »
Focus Weekend: Tools of the Trade
Early Americans lived in a world of wood. The forests of Europe had long been cleared, but America had old-growth forests that… Read more »
World War II Living History Weekend
This World War II 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… Read more »
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… Read more »
7th Annual Breakthrough Car Show
Join in the fun of this automotive extravaganza. Experience the sights and sounds of elegant autos from yesteryear to the technologically advanced super cars of today at the historic Hart… Read more »
Roundtable: John Taylor Wood and The Rebel Horse Marine
Join speaker J. Michael Moore as he shares “John Taylor Wood and The Rebel Horse Marine.” The Petersburg Civil War Roundtable (PCWRT) will meet the first Thursday of each month… Read more »
Breakthrough Battle Anniversary Driving Tour
“Let the Sixth Corps Rest: The Other Federal Offensives on April 2nd” caravan Driving Tour. Bring your own vehicle and meet at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier…. Read more »
161st Breakthrough Battle Anniversary Weekend
Join us as we remember the 161st Anniversary of the Breakthrough Battle which ended the Petersburg Campaign and forced the Confederate withdrawal from Richmond. The Park is hosting a full… Read more »
Roundtable: Virginia’s Own Fire Eater – Edmund Ruffin
Join speaker Kenneth Bage as he shares the “Virginia’s Own Fire Eater: Edmund Ruffin.” Bage will share the life of Edmund Ruffin, American planter. politician, scientist and activist for secession… Read more »
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