Richmond National Battlefield Park • Virginia

Earthen trenches running through a wooded area of bare trees and fallen autumn leaves.

Five weathered, bronze Civil War cannons, lined up side-by-side in a grassy field.

A rectangular house of wood and brick, with a cedar shingle roof and brick chimney, near woods.

A two story gray brick building and a wooden sign reading "Chimborazo Visitor Center"

A small brick visitor center building beside a flagpole.

A uniformed park ranger gestures to an upright sign in front of a crowd of visitors.

A large, black Civil War cannon overlooking a river from a high bluff.

Two weathered bronze Civil War cannons in a grassy field, under a purple sunset sky.

The center of Confederate manufacturing fueled a modern war, one of the South’s largest hospitals gave care to the sick and wounded, and armies battled on open fields and in miles of defensive earthworks. From 1861 to 1865, Richmond’s fate would determine America’s future.

Trenches at Cold Harbor Battlefield
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Malvern Hill Battlefield
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Garthright House, Cold Harbor Battlefield
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Chimborazo Visitor Center
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Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center
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Park Ranger Guided Tour at Richmond National Battlefield Park
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Drewry's Bluff unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park overlooking the James River
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Gaines' Mill Battlefield
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A pink and purple sunset behind two bronze Civil War cannons.

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Last updated: May 11, 2026

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3215 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23223

Phone:

804-226-1981

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