RICHMOND - About a quarter of the Civil War battles fought in Virginia took place in the Petersburg area. Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant notably said: "The key to taking Richmond is Petersburg." The ...

With imprints from the Civil War ... the Battle of the Crater. The park also includes walking trails perfect for dogs and ...

Texas Christian University professor Steven Woodworth taught a class about life on the home front and battles fought in Virginia during the Civil War ... in the siege of Petersburg and pitted ...

Exactly 150 years ago Wednesday, Daniel Donne, Palo Alto, was part of the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and fought at the Battle of the Crater in Petersburg, Virginia. “He got wounded there.

Va. — The South Side Depot in historic Old Towne Petersburg will soon be restored and transformed into a visitor’s center designed to handle an influx of Civil War tourists ahead of the 150th ...

PETERSBURG, VA. (WRIC) — While Americans this weekend ... the National Park Service is investigating looting that took place at a Civil War battlefield earlier in the week.

Part 37 -- Civil War of April ... known as “the crater” into which thousands of federal troops rushed in an attempt to breach the Confederate lines and bring the siege of Petersburg to an ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a Civil War stamp depicting the 1864 ... That led to the battle being named “Battle of the Crater.” The stamp depicts the 22nd ...

CHESTER, Va. – Like many boys in the South ... historian-curator at the Petersburg battleground. "He did know Civil War ordnance." An investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ...