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Parking at Tredegar Visitor Center 5/18/2012-5/20/2012
Due to an event, visitor parking at Tredegar will be available in the Federal Reserve Bank parking deck at the corner of 5th & Byrd Streets; and Riverfront Plaza and Riverside on the James parking decks at the corner of 10th & Tredegar Street.
Embattled Capital, 1861 to 1865
Richmond's story is not just the tale of one large Civil War battle, nor even one important campaign. Instead, the park's resources include a naval battle, a key industrial complex, the Confederacy's largest hospital, dozens of miles of elaborate original fortifications, and the evocative spots where determined soldiers stood paces apart and fought with rifles, reaping a staggering human cost.
Features
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Civil War Sesquicentennial
This spring and summer, explore the places where more than 200,000 Americans waged war against one another to decide the fate of the United States.
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History
There were two major campaigns to take Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy: the 1862 Peninsula Campaign and the 1864 Overland Campaign.
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For Teachers
Find out how to book a school program and receive pre and post visit activity booklets for your classroom.
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Plan your Visit!
This section will help you learn how to begin and how best to see our thirteen sites. Includes directions, maps, site addresses and operating hours.
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Did You Know?
During the 1862 battles before Richmond Confederate President Jefferson Davis personally visited several of the battlefields; at times coming under enemy fire. He saw action at Seven Pines, Beaver Dam Creek, Glendale and Malvern Hill.