• Yorktown Battlefield

    Yorktown Battlefield

    Part of Colonial National Historical Park Virginia

Civil War Yorktown

Civil War cannon firing by re-enactors
Civil War cannon firing
NPS photo
 

Yorktown in the Civil War

Union Units at Yorktown, 1862

Confederate Units at Yorktown, 1862

Did You Know?

Painting of Colonial Yorktown

During the period of its peak prosperity from 1740-1770, the town of Yorktown contained 250-300 buildings and had almost 2000 residents. Approximately 80% of the town were damaged or destroyed during the 1781 siege. Today Yorktown is still an active community of about 200 residents.