Doswell, Virginia

The battles on the North Anna nearly transformed the war in Virginia. Lee's tactical gamble briefly left Grant's army divided and vulnerable to defeat in detail.

Richmond, Virginia

The well-preserved Confederate fortifications here saved Richmond from a daring naval attack in May 1862 and again in 1864. Drewry's Bluff offers a beautiful and commanding view of the James River.

Glen Allen, Virginia

Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart was very nearly the embodiment of the Lost Cause. When Lee learned of his death, he remarked that he could"scarcely think of him without weeping."

Fort Monroe, Virginia

Although never actually attacked, Fort Monroe was a sanctuary for slaves fleeing the South and was where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned after the war.

Brandy Station, Virginia

Standing at this incredibly peaceful and pristine spot on the largest cavalry battlefield of the North American continent can bring you back in time.

Petersburg, Virginia

Here, the once-proud Union II Corps had one of its worst days. The trail on Civil War Trust land there takes you over the most important of the hallowed ground.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Stonewall Jackson's cavalry commander in the Shenandoah Valley, Brig. Gen. Turner Ashby, was killed on a spot marked by a monument.

Winchester, Virginia

Surround yourself with the accoutrements of one of the most enigmatic and revered figures of the Confederacy, General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson.

Lexington, Virginia

Robert E. Lee lived, worked, died, and was buried here, four years after his surrender at Appomattox.

Richmond, Virginia

Fort Brady is one of the best-preserved Civil War forts in the National Park Service system.

Charles City, Virginia

Harrison Landing was Union Gen. George B. McClellan's headquarters and supply base, and home to more than 100,000 Union soldiers during July and August of 1862.

Port Royal, Virginia

Despite its location in woods on a thick median strip, standing where John Wilkes Booth was cornered and killed is a key Civil War rite of passage.

Mechanicsville, Virginia

The attacking Confederates paid a terrible price in casualties at Gaines' Mill to drive the Union away from Richmond.

Prince George, Virginia

Bermuda Hundred was the scene of an overlooked and ultimately unsuccessful campaign against Richmond's supply lines in the spring of 1864.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

This Georgian style manor, on a bluff overlooking the Rappahannock River, was a Union artillery position, headquarters, camp and hospital and provides a panoramic view of historic Fredericksburg.

Gainesville, Virginia

Two of the most legendary units on either side, the Stonewall Brigade and the Iron Brigade, faced one another here in one of the fiercest stand-up fights of the war.

Quinton, Virginia

This church is where George and Martha Washington were married (probably) and where Civil War soldiers carved their names into the brick exterior of the church for posterity.

Locust Grove, Virginia

Walk the 1.5 mile trail on this pristine battlefield and learn about the bloody but little-known battle fought on November 27, 1863.

Appomattox, Virginia

Appomattox Station marked the beginning of the very end for Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Their situation all but hopeless, they surrendered the next day.

Spotsylvania, Virginia

The Battle of Chancellorsville raged around this spot on May 3, 1863.

Yorktown, Virginia

The ground at Yorktown is one of the only Civil War battlefields that saw fighting in both the American Revolution and the Civil War.

Brandy Station, Virginia

This trail allows visitors to walk in the footsteps of the men from both sides who charged back and forth across the bloody fields.

Locust Grove, Virginia

The home of the Lacy family served as a field headquarters during two separate battles and is the final resting place of the legendary Stonewall Jackson's left arm.

Manassas, Virginia

Walk the bloodiest ground of the first significant land battle of the Civil War. Henry Hill is where the battle reached its apex, and the Union suffered its first serious repulse.

Petersburg, Virginia

Poplar Grove is the final resting place of thousands of Union soldiers who fell during the Petersburg and Appomattox campaigns.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

The Fredericksburg National Cemetery on Marye's Heights is the final resting place of more than 15,000 Federal soldiers.

Richmond, Virginia

Malvern Hill is the best preserved and most gruesome of the Seven Days' battlefields.

Richmond, Virginia

This museum has everything one could possibly want to know about Richmond, especially its role in the Civil War.

Petersburg, Virginia

Blandford Cemetery is the final resting place of 30,000 Confederate soldiers killed during the ten-month Siege of Petersburg. Within the cemetery sits Blandford Church and its compass windows, made of authentic Tiffany glass.

Manassas, Virginia

At Chinn Ridge, Union hopes for victory at the First Battle of Manassas in July 1861 were crushed. After being repulsed by Confederates there, the Union lines collapsed and the now scattered troops fled back to Washington in terror.

Spotsylvania, Virginia

Some of the most desperate fighting in American history unfolded on this spot.

Alexandria, Virginia

This is where the first Union officer of the Civil War was killed, Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth.

Newport News, Virginia

See the original turret of the Monitor, one of the most famous warships of all time. You can also walk upon a replica of this early ironclad vessel's deck.

Upperville, Virginia

This was the site of a major cavalry battle that took place on June 21, 1863.

Petersburg, Virginia

The Crater, formed by a Union attempt to literally blow a hole in the Confederate defenses east of Petersburg in July of 1864, represents at once a lost opportunity for the Union and the stalwart resolve of Confederate forces.

Richmond, Virginia

Hollywood is the most famous Confederate cemetery; it is the final resting place for more than 18,000 Southern soldiers.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Although traffic and urban sprawl have all but wiped it out, major fighting took place between Union and Confederate forces here on May 3, 1863.

Sandston, Virginia

Although the majority of the battlefield is now an airport, this was an extremely important battle because Confederate commander Joseph E. Johnston was wounded and Robert E. Lee assumed command.

Richmond, Virginia

The Confederate White House was the home and office of President Jefferson Davis during the war. Next door is the unrivaled collection of artifacts maintained by the Museum of the Confederacy.

Arlington, Virginia

The resting place of Robert Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's only child to live to adulthood and one-time Secretary of War, is one of the many notable sites at Arlington.

Manassas, Virginia

This is history at its best: To stand on the very ground where Thomas J. Jackson earned his world-famous sobriquet.

Brandy Station, Virginia

The drawings left on its walls by soldiers convalescing in this makeshift hospital provide a tangible connection to Civil War soldiers.

Near Remington, Virginia

Bucolic Kelly's Ford was the scene of a clash between opposing cavalry in March 1863 and where the dashing Confederate artilleryman John Pelham was fatally wounded.

Petersburg, Virginia

Learn more about the sudden death of this well-respected Confederate officer as he rode toward the front lines at Petersburg on April 2, 1865.

McDowell, Virginia

McDowell was arguably one of Stonewall Jackson's most important victories and set the stage for his renowned 1862 Valley Campaign. Climb the Hill to see how and where Jackson did it.

Sandston, Virginia

Although it is not one of the bigger battles of the Seven Days, everyone who truly wants to understand the campaign must come, see, and learn about the Battle of Savage's Station.

Spotsylvania, Virginia

Here, the 1st Massachusetts saw their first real combat of the Civil War. Many paid the ultimate price.

Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg was the first significant battle of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's ill-fated Peninsula Campaign.

Spotsylvania, Virginia

Although the scene of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's greatest victory, it came at the loss of Lee's greatest lieutenant, General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

Massaponax, Virginia

Stand where the Federal high command was photographed just after the Battle of Spotsylvania.

South of Culpeper, Virginia

The Battle of Cedar Mountain marked the opening salvo of the 1862 Second Manassas Campaign, and the only time Stonewall Jackson drew his sword in battle.

Williamsburg, Virginia

At Redoubt 12, one of the best-known generals of the Civil War, Winfield Scott Hancock, first truly came on to the scene.

Hampton Roads, Virginia

Big Bethel was Virginia's first Civil War land battle.

Newport News, Virginia

The Berdan Sharpshooters, one of the most prestigious units in the Army of the Potomac, got their start here.

Manassas, Virginia

Established by local citizens in 1867, Groveton is the final resting place of 266 Confederate soldiers killed in both battles at Manassas, and it sits on the Second Manassas Battlefield.

Winchester, Virginia

The bloodiest field in the bloodiest battle in the Shenandoah Valley, once slated to become a residential housing development, is now complete with trails and interpretive signage.

Richmond, Virginia

Belle Isle was one of the biggest Union prisoner-of-war camps.

Spotsylvania, Virginia

Hazel Grove was among the most strategically important sites on the Chancellorsville Battlefield.

Broad Run, Virginia

If James Longstreet's wing of the Army of Northern Virginia had been blocked from joining Stonewall Jackson here, the Second Battle of Manassas might have been dramatically differently.

Chester, Virginia

Battery Dantzler on the James helped block the Union navy's approach to Richmond.

Gainesville, Virginia

This unfinished railroad bed which became a breastwork for Stonewall Jackson's men was the scene of repeated Union attacks on August 29 and 30, 1862. It is beautifully preserved and can be seen in almost original condition today.

Appomattox, Virginia

On April 9, 1865, a magnanimous gesture by General Ulysses Grant to a worthy adversary helped heal the deep wounds of a bitter civil war.

Richmond, Virginia

Glendale was arguably the most decisive battle -- and one of the best preserved battlefields -- of the Seven Days battles.

Richmond, Virginia

Libby Prison was one of the worst prisoner-of-war sites in the entire Confederacy. Although the building is gone and a canal wall intrudes upon the site, you can still get a feel for the place.

Petersburg, Virginia

The Army of the Potomac captured City Point in May 1864 and made it their staging point as they laid siege to Petersburg. A failing seaport when the war began, it now makes home to Hopewell, Virginia and more than 20,000 people.

Petersburg, Virginia

As the engagement at Petersburg expanded into a protracted siege between 1864 and 1865, both the Union and Confederate forces moved westward, building trench lines and forts while engaging each other in bloody combat.

Woodford, Virginia

Visit the modest white clapboard building known as the Stonewall Jackson Shrine where the famous general crossed "over the river."

Petersburg, Virginia

This battle spelled the beginning of the end for Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

Middletown, Virginia

Historic Belle Grove plantation was at the epicenter of fighting during the 1864 battle of Cedar Creek.

Rice, Virginia

The battle of Sailor's Creek inflicted a devastating blow on the retreating Confederate army which surrendered three days later at Appomattox.

Port Republic, Virginia

Port Republic was the final battle of Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign -- six weeks that made Jackson a legend

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Learn the story of the 8th New York Heavy Artillery on this walk through the Cold Harbor battlefield

Manassas, Virginia

The headquarters of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston offers a view on the battle from the perspective of the Confederate command.

Alexandria, Virginia

During the Civil War, Washington D.C. was an armed camp bristling with fortifications. Fort Ward is the best preserved of this famous circle of forts that surrounded the capital.

Manassas, Virginia

This is an oft-overlooked battlefield. Stonewall Jackson and his men fought here, which certainly makes it worth a visit.

Petersburg, Virginia

Pamplin Historical Park and its National Museum of the Civil War Soldier provide hands-on exhibits that will thrill children and adults alike.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Wave after wave of Union soldiers charged against this position in one of the most lopsided engagements of the Civil War.

Richmond, Virginia

The State House was once the Capitol building of the Confederate States of America. The first conscription act in American history was passed in this building.

Charles City, Virginia

The only way to truly grasp the extraordinary military obstacle of the James River is to stand upon its banks and gaze across. Crossing the James was a major step toward ending the Civil War in Virginia.

Colonial Heights, Virginia

Confederates staved off possible disaster here on the Richmond Turnpike on May 9, 1864, during Union General Benjamin F. Butler's Bermuda Hundred Campaign.

Fairfax, Virginia

This battle, so often overlooked, claimed the lives of two of the best up-and-coming Union generals, Philip Kearny and Isaac Stevens.

Manassas, Virginia

Stuart's Hill Walking Trail gives visitors access to important parts of the Second Manassas Battlefield not accessible by car and adds depth to the experience.

Mechanicsville, Virginia

As you walk this battlefield, you may experience a taste of the dread and terror that Union soldiers felt as they advanced on the maze of Confederate earthworks.

Manassas, Virginia

Confederates made a bold and courageous stand here on Matthew Hill, allowing reinforcements to take position on nearby Henry Hill.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Although other parts of the Fredericksburg battlefield are better known, the Slaughter Pen Farm was the Union's best chance for victory.

Leesburg, Virginia

This small battle, fought along bluffs overlooking the Potomac River, had dramatic ramifications for the Union war effort.

Spotsylvania, Virginia

Stand at the spot where General Lee nearly lost the war in 1864, where one of Lee's most poignant moments occurred and where the woods still maintain the distinct character of the Wilderness!

Winchester, Virginia

Kernstown is notable if for no other reason than it was the only place that Gen. Stonewall Jackson was truly defeated in battle.

Lexington, Virginia

The VMI Museum is a treasure trove of Civil War history that stresses the role of the Virginia Military Institute in the conflict as well as the career of Stonewall Jackson.

Gainesville, Virginia

Appreciate why this position was heaven for S.D. Lee's gunners and why it was an absolute nightmare for the attacking infantry of Union Gen. Fitz John Porter's men.

Strasburg, Virginia

See how outgunned the Confederates had to be to lose this position.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

The Chancellor House foundation still remains, scene of one of those most dramatic moments of the Civil War.

New Market, Virginia

Across this field the teenaged cadets of the Virginia Military Institute charged like veterans against a line of massed Union artillery. They captured a Union gun while suffering 20 percent casualties.

Richmond, Virginia

Tredegar was once the most important iron foundry in the South. Today, it serves as the visitor center for Richmond National Battlefield.

Hampton, Virginia

The old church is the only surviving colonial structure remaining today in downtown Hampton.

Petersburg, Virginia

Confederate resistance along the Dimmock Line proved critical to slowing the Union advance in the early days of the campaign and led to the lengthy siege of Petersburg which resulted.

Hampton Roads, Virginia

The Battle of Hampton Roads brought the era of wooden ships to an end and ushered in the age of iron naval vessels.

Manassas, Virginia

The Stone house is one of the most conspicuous landmarks visible on any Civil War battlefield throughout the country and has some soldier graffiti inside, too.

Lexington and Locust Grove, Virginia

Visit the TWO burial sites of Stonewall Jackson at the memorial cemetery named in his honor. He was initially buried under one stone, and later moved several rods away.

Newport News, Virginia

See where Union troops almost cracked flooded Confederate defensive positions.

Culpeper, Virginia

This was the first action of the Bristoe Station Campaign, October of 1863.

Locust Grove, Virginia

The struggle for Saunders Field at the Wilderness marked the beginning of one of the longest and most savage periods of combat in American history.

Richmond, Virginia

As Confederate hospitals go, Chimborazo had no equal in size, importance, and notoriety.

Fairfax, Virginia

Union soldiers left their mark on the place, literally. Names, dates, poems and drawings from representatives of at least twenty three different regiments ornament the walls of the building,

Manassas, Virginia

This wonderful museum system tells the story and history of Manassas, especially in regards to the Civil War.

Louisa, Virginia

This often-overlooked cavalry battle, fought on June 11 -- 12, 1864, has been called George Armstrong Custer's "first last stand."

Sandston, Virginia

In order to fully appreciate and understand the Seven Days' one must comprehend this action.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is a place bursting with old Virginia history. The town itself, characterized by its historic homes and churches, was the scene of urban combat amid one of the largest and most desperate battles of the entire war.

Rockingham County, Virginia

Cross Keys was one of the crowning victories of Stonewall's Valley Campaign, and is a case study in using topography to one's full military advantage. The battlefield is pristine, making it easier to visualize.

Dinwiddie, Virginia

Five Forks was one of the last, crippling blows for Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, and led to the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond.

Falmouth, Virginia

If you are fascinated with relics of the Civil War, the White Oak Museum is a must-see place. You will not see more Civil War artifacts on display anywhere.

Glendale, Virginia

These ruins are a landmark of the Malvern Hill Battlefield. D. H. Hill's Division passed directly by as they advanced southward towards Union lines.

Glendale, Virginia

The view from the cliffs clearly illustrates the severity of the challenge faced by the Confederates on July 1, 1862. Still, only a determined stand by the 14th NY stopped the Virginians and North Carolinians from reaching their goal.

Mechanicsville, Virginia

The battle at Beaver Dam Creek marked the opening salvo of Robert E. Lee's tenure in command of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Toms Brook, Virginia

Early's Confederate cavalry, including the Laurel brigade, was defeated here by Union forces, signalling the end of the dominance of Southern horsemen.

Middleburg, Virginia

From the site of this marker you can see the stone walls that Rhode Island troops used to ambush North Carolina troops during the battle.

Middleburg, Virginia

Perhaps the only one of its kind, this monument, just across from the National Sporting Library & Museum, honors the more than a million horses and mules who died as a result of the Civil War.

Middleburg, Virginia

On June 19, 1863, J. E. B. Stuart placed his battle line on this tall eminence one mile west of Middleburg and met Gregg's Union attack.

Middleburg, Virginia

Established in 1728, the Red Fox Inn was a landmark even before the Civil War. J. E. B. Stuart was enjoying his lunch here when the Battle of Middleburg began and he had to flee from Union cavalry.

Middletown, Virginia

Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon's Division crossed the frigid Shenandoah here before advancing double quick on Sheridan's flank

Petersburg, Virginia

Confederate Fort Mahone, or Fort Desperation as the men called it, was the site of a fierce battle during the Petersburg Breakthrough on April 1, 1865

Petersburg, Virginia

From this salient, on March 25, 1865, General John B. Gordon led a body of picked men to surprise and capture Fort Stedman

Petersburg, Virginia

Union survivors of the assault on Fort Stedman fell back to defend Fort Haskell, where they were mistakenly shelled by their own cannons. They stopped the Confederate attack, however.

Petersburg, Virginia

Harrison's Creek is situated in the heart of the Petersburg National Battlefield, and was an on two separate occasions served as an important dividing line between the armies.

Berryville, Virginia

On the banks of the Shenandoah River in the summer of 1864, Union troops nearly surprised Early's Confederates, but Gen. Robert Rodes led a flanking movement which saved the day.

Richmond, Virginia

Over a thousand Union soldiers who fell during the Seven Days Battles, at places such as Malvern Hill, Frayser's Farm and Harrison's Landing, are interred at this cemetery, on the site of the Battle of Glendale.

Glendale, Virginia

Levy 'took the gun of a sick comrade, went into the fight, and when the color bearers were shot down, carried the colors and saved them from capture' near this spot, becoming one of the first Jews to earn the Medal of Honor.

Richmond, Virginia

On this plateau, the right wing of McClellan's Army of the Potomac resisted repeated Confederate attacks until nightfall during the Battle of Gaines' Mill.

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Fitz John Porter's men took up a formidable position here during the Battle of Gaines' Mill, repulsing multiple Confederate assaults before a sustained effort finally broke through a two-mile front at dusk.

Port Republic, Virginia

Stonewall Jackson survived his closest call of the war here during the Battle of Port Republic, when General James Shields' Union troops nearly overran his position.

Fairfax, Virginia

Visit Blenheim, a Civil War-era farmhouse whose walls are covered with over 100 signatures, poems, and drawings made by Union soldiers from the years 1862-1863

Culpepper, Virginia

Visit the high-water mark of one of the most famous counter-attacks in the Civil War. The guns were posted along the ridge southeast of the intersection.

Culpeper, Virginia

The sword was rusted to the scabbard from lack of use, and Jackson was forced to brandish a sheathed sword to rally his men near "the Gate" at the Battle of Cedar Mountain.

Cedar Mountain, Virginia

See where Brigadier General Charles Winder was mortally wounded while personally manning a battery on the northeast corner of the Culpepper Road/Crittenden Lane intersection.

Appomattox, Virginia

See the Museum of the Confederacy's extensive collection of flags, uniforms, and weapons.

Newport News, Virginia

Lee Hall mansion, an Antebellum plantation house, served as headquarters for Joeseph Johnston during the Peninsula Campaign

Newport News, Virginia

When Federals attacked a Confederate dam during the Peninsula Campaign, a small but fierce battle broke out. The dam is gone, but earthworks are still visible at Newport News Park.