Keep in mind Civil War sites are spread across the state. Do your research before you go to map out sites near your destination. This small town in south central Virginia is best known for the ...

The American Civil War Museum actually comprises three sites: The American Civil War ... the Confederacy at Appomattox sits in Appomattox, Virginia (about 95 miles west of Richmond).

One of the major accomplishments during the Civil War was the establishment ... At the first major land battle of the war on July 16, 1861 in Virginia at Manassas (Bull Run), two unproven green ...

Founded in 1693, William & Mary is well known as an intellectual and cultural center in Virginia. The university is more than ... and exploited slave labor from its founding to the Civil War; and that ...