Petersburg National Battlefield is located in South-central Virginia. The park offers driving tours of the siege and bat ...

Some of the real people from Petersburg featured in the exhibition at the Virginia Historical Society, "An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia," include: Henry Bird, a 21-year-old store ...

Despite this the turnaround for Federal forces, the war would rage on for another year, ending with Gen. Lee’s surrender on April 9, 1865, following the 292-day siege of Petersburg, Virginia.

The site factored into the battles of Petersburg on June 18, 1864; the Crater on July 30, 1864; and Fort Stedman on March 25, 1865, according to the Civil War Trust.

The four-story historic structure at 414 N. Sycamore St. survived the Civil War, Petersburg's most destructive fire in 1815 and Virginia's most powerful tornado in 1993. A medallion-like marker on the ...

The four-story historic structure at 414 N. Sycamore Street with two-feet-deep brick walls and a granite foundation survived the Civil War, Petersburg's most destructive fire in 1815 and Virginia ...

Griffin was wounded at the siege of Petersburg, Virginia on June 18, 1864, and he died at the age of 29 on July 11, 1864, in Annapolis, Maryland due to complications from his injury. (Lt. Ezra S ...

The new Civil War Trails site is one of three in Augusta County, one of the 550 across Virginia, and one of the 1,500 trails sites across six states, the release said. The Civil War Trails program ...