Virginia Civil War Battlefields

Virginia was the location of several battles during the Civil War. In the summer of 2009 I visited four National Park Service units that manage some of these battlefields.

Manassas National Battlefield Park
The location of the first and second battles of Bull Run

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Includes the Wilderness, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and Chancellorsville battlefields

Chancellorsville courthouse location

Chancellorsville battlefield

Chancellorsville battlefield

Grave of Stonewall Jackson's arm

Richmond National Battlefield Park


Petersburg National Battlefield

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