https://www.nps.gov/pete News releases from Petersburg National Battlefield. en-us https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/grassland-restoration-at-petersburg-national-battlefield.htm Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:49:00 EST National Park Service staff will launch a major project to restore vital native grassland habitats starting on May 4, 2026. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/grassland-restoration-at-petersburg-national-battlefield.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/fall-2025-living-history-events.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:55:00 EST Living history programs are scheduled in September and October at both the Eastern Front Visitor Center and Grant's Headquarters at City Point. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/fall-2025-living-history-events.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/2025-program-schedule-for-the-battle-of-the-crater-anniversary.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:29:00 EST Schedule for Battle of the Crater Anniversary event on July 26,2025. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/2025-program-schedule-for-the-battle-of-the-crater-anniversary.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/eastern-front-tour-road-closed.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:53:00 EST The Eastern Front tour road is closed to vehicles due to erosion damage from recent storms. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/eastern-front-tour-road-closed.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/road-repairs-begin-august-2025.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:01:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield has scheduled road work to begin in August 2025. This work will address serious sinkholes, preserve pavement and restripe roads and parking lots. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/road-repairs-begin-august-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/battle-of-the-crater-161st-anniversary.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:20:00 EST Saturday 26, 2025 - Free programs and tours commemorating the 161st Anniversary of the Battle of the Crater. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/battle-of-the-crater-161st-anniversary.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/petersburg-national-battlefield-seeks-public-comments-on-bluff-stabilization-project.htm Fri, 16 May 2025 09:57:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield is seeking comments about phase two of the e bluff stabilization project at the Grant’s Headquarters at City Point. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/petersburg-national-battlefield-seeks-public-comments-on-bluff-stabilization-project.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/memorial-day-weekend-programs-at-petersburg-national-battlefield-2025.htm Wed, 14 May 2025 12:27:00 EST Schedule of events at Poplar Grove National Cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend. May 23-27, 2025 https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/memorial-day-weekend-programs-at-petersburg-national-battlefield-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/history-at-sunset-summer-series-2025.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:57:00 EST Schedule for the 2025 History at Sunset summer lecture and walking tours. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/history-at-sunset-summer-series-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/park-day-2025-at-petersburg-national-battlefield.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:36:00 EST This year American Battlefield Trust’s annual hands-on preservation event will help restore a portion of the field near the Crater. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/park-day-2025-at-petersburg-national-battlefield.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/wreaths-across-america-2024.htm Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:54:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield invites you to participate in the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Poplar Grove National Ceremony. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/wreaths-across-america-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/poplar-grove-national-cemetery-luminary-2024.htm Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:49:00 EST On Saturday, November 9, 2024, Petersburg National Battlefield will honor veterans past and present at the Annual Luminary Program at Poplar Grove National Cemetery. From 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/poplar-grove-national-cemetery-luminary-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/celebrate-virginia-archeology-month-2024.htm Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:29:00 EST October is Virginia Archeology Month! Petersburg National Battlefield will host several events throughout the month to celebrate! https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/celebrate-virginia-archeology-month-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/visitor-spending-report-2023.htm Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:23:00 EST Tourism to Petersburg National Battlefield contributes $12.2 million to the local economy and a report shows visitor spending supports 177 jobs in nearby communities. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/visitor-spending-report-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/life-in-the-trenches-living-history.htm Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:04:00 EST On September 14-15, living historians portraying the 26th North Carolina will be at Tour Stop 3 on the park’s Eastern Front Tour Road. Throughout the weekend, they will conduct demonstrations and programs depicting life in the trenches for the common soldiers. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/life-in-the-trenches-living-history.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/life-behind-the-trenches.htm Sun, 18 Aug 2024 11:53:00 EST On September 28-29, visit General Grant's Headquarters at City Point to learn how a quiet village turned into a major logistics hub. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/life-behind-the-trenches.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/battle-of-the-crater-160th-anniversary.htm Thu, 04 Jul 2024 05:16:00 EST On Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28, the Petersburg National Battlefield will host a series of programs and tours to commemorate the Battle of the Crater, a major engagement of the Petersburg campaign, fought on July 30, 1864. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/battle-of-the-crater-160th-anniversary.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/grant-s-headquarters-at-city-point-and-five-forks-visitor-centers-re-open.htm Fri, 17 May 2024 10:01:00 EST Visitor Centers and Five Forks and Grant's Headquarters at City Point re-open on June 7, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/grant-s-headquarters-at-city-point-and-five-forks-visitor-centers-re-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/memorial-day-at-poplar-grove.htm Wed, 08 May 2024 11:15:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield invites the public to attend a Memorial Day ceremony at Poplar Grove National Cemetery at 1:00 pm on Monday, May 27. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/memorial-day-at-poplar-grove.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/2024-history-at-sunset-summer-series.htm Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:10:00 EST History at Sunset summer series starts on June 15, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/2024-history-at-sunset-summer-series.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/earth-day-2024-event-at-city-point.htm Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:04:00 EST Celebrate Earth Day by visiting your local national park! https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/earth-day-2024-event-at-city-point.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/park-day-2024-at-petersburg-national-battlefield.htm Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:34:00 EST American Battlefield Trust’s annual hands-on preservation event is being held on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Confederate Fort Gregg (Western Front tour stop #4) https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/park-day-2024-at-petersburg-national-battlefield.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/battle-of-fort-stedman-159th-anniversary.htm Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:42:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield invites the public to come discover the story of the Battle of Fort Stedman, a key moment in the Petersburg Campaign. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/battle-of-fort-stedman-159th-anniversary.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/connections-through-art.htm Sun, 11 Feb 2024 05:02:00 EST Join a Park Ranger from Petersburg National Battlefield for a special Black History Month program at Petersburg Public Library, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 6:00 pm. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/connections-through-art.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/2023-wreaths-across-america-at-poplar-grove-national-cemetery.htm Wed, 29 Nov 2023 04:25:00 EST Wreaths Across America ceremony at Poplar Grove National Cemetery starts at noon on Saturday December 16, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/2023-wreaths-across-america-at-poplar-grove-national-cemetery.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/community-meeting-enslaved-field-laborers-project.htm Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:36:00 EST Enslaved Field Laborers Project fifth community meeting on November 18th. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/community-meeting-enslaved-field-laborers-project.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/attack-road-trail-temporary-closure.htm Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:28:00 EST A .66 mile portion of the Attack Road Trail will close between Hickory Hill Road and Harrison Creek Trail to remove potentially hazardous trees. Closure dates: October 23 - November 9, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/attack-road-trail-temporary-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/eastern-front-tour-road-re-opens-to-motor-vehicles.htm Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:11:00 EST The Eastern Front Tour is now open to motor vehicles after sinkhole repairs are completed. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/eastern-front-tour-road-re-opens-to-motor-vehicles.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/motor-vehicles-temporarily-restricted-from-eastern-front-unit-tour-road-due-to-sink-hole.htm Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:31:00 EST The Eastern Front tour road is closed to motor vehicles for the next 2-3 weeks for until emergency repairs due to a sinkhole. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/motor-vehicles-temporarily-restricted-from-eastern-front-unit-tour-road-due-to-sink-hole.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/history-comes-to-life-at-five-forks.htm Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:38:00 EST The battle of Five Forks - learn about the events leading up to and on April 1st, 1865, with living historians from the 6th Wisconsin on the battlefield. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/history-comes-to-life-at-five-forks.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/don-t-cry-for-me-art-exhibition.htm Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:04:00 EST This summer the park’s Urban Archeology Corps interns created art pieces about the stories of the enslaved community at Whitehill Plantation as a part of the Enslaved Field Laborers Project (EFLP). https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/don-t-cry-for-me-art-exhibition.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/crater-days-weekend-2023.htm Fri, 14 Jul 2023 08:50:00 EST Crater Days Weekend is Back this July 29th and 30th! Commemorating the 159th anniversary of the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/crater-days-weekend-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/viets-is-super.htm Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:45:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Gay Vietzke today announced the selection of Alexa Viets as the new superintendent of Petersburg National Battlefield in Petersburg, Virginia. She is expected to begin her tour of duty in mid-August. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/viets-is-super.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/history-at-sunset-civil-war-series-summer-2023.htm Tue, 02 May 2023 09:27:00 EST "History at Sunset" is a free evening program on the third Saturday of the month (May-August). https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/history-at-sunset-civil-war-series-summer-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/celebrate-shove-off-day.htm Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:25:00 EST The program will honor the USCT’s journey, as part of the U.S. Army expedition starting at City Point, setting sail for Texas at the end of the Civil War. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/celebrate-shove-off-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/cato/learn/news/reducing-deer-numbers-and-removing-invasive-plants-are-key-to-long-term-forest-health.htm Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:20:00 EST Most forests in eastern United States national parks are at risk due to browsing by overabundant white-tailed deer and crowding by invasive plants, according to a National Park Service (NPS) study published in the journal Ecological Applications. https://www.nps.gov/cato/learn/news/reducing-deer-numbers-and-removing-invasive-plants-are-key-to-long-term-forest-health.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/junior-ranger-day-2023.htm Sat, 01 Apr 2023 05:41:00 EST Celebrate National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 29th, 2023, by visiting Petersburg National Battlefield. Stopover at Tour Stop 5 of the Eastern Front Tour Road from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/junior-ranger-day-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/urban-archeology-corps-summer-internship-for-2023.htm Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:20:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield is now accepting applications for the Urban Archeology Corps youth internship program. The Urban Archeology Corps internship is a paid 7-week summer program for youth between the ages of 17-22 years old. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/urban-archeology-corps-summer-internship-for-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/158th-anniversaries-of-the-battle-of-fort-stedman-and-the-battle-of-five-forks.htm Sat, 11 Mar 2023 08:32:00 EST On Saturday, March 25, Petersburg National Battlefield will offer a free ranger guided tour focusing General Robert E. Lee’s last offensive of the Civil War, the Battle of Fort Stedman. One week later, on April 1, the park will commemorate the last major battle of the siege of Petersburg; The Battle of Five Forks https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/158th-anniversaries-of-the-battle-of-fort-stedman-and-the-battle-of-five-forks.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/park-day-2023.htm Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:29:00 EST On Saturday, April 15, Petersburg National Battlefield will participate in the 27th Annual Park Day, sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust. Volunteers will focus on cleaning headstones at Poplar Grove National Cemetery. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/park-day-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/the-foregoing-sale-honoring-enslaved-people-at-city-point.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:10:00 EST On Saturday, March 4, Petersburg National Battlefield will host a special event “The Foregoing Sale: Honoring Enslaved People at City Point” which will pay tribute the lives of enslaved men, women, and children who were sold by and to the Eppes family. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/the-foregoing-sale-honoring-enslaved-people-at-city-point.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/enslaved-field-laborers-project-community-meeting.htm Tue, 08 Nov 2022 04:59:00 EST The public to attend the second community meeting for the Enslaved Field Laborers Project (EFLP). https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/enslaved-field-laborers-project-community-meeting.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/annual-luminary-program-november-12-2022.htm Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:50:00 EST The Annual Luminary program will take place at Poplar Grove National Cemetery. The event begins at 5:30 pm and ends at 8:00 pm. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/annual-luminary-program-november-12-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/archeology-day-2022.htm Thu, 06 Oct 2022 06:00:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield is hosting an archeology program at City Point for Virginia Archeology Month. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/archeology-day-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/national-public-lands-day-fit-history-hike.htm Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:21:00 EST Have you ever wondered how a National Park Site is created? Join us on September 24, 2022- National Public Lands Day- on a Fit History Hike. Discover how previous generations preserved the battlefield’s iconic landscapes. Learn how to promote stewardship and the enjoyment of public lands for future generations. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/national-public-lands-day-fit-history-hike.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/poor-creek-trail-closed-permanently.htm Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:04:00 EST A section of Petersburg National Battlefield’s Poor Creek Trail has been closed permanently due to ongoing safety concerns. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/poor-creek-trail-closed-permanently.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/sunset-tour-series-explosion-at-city-point-august-20-2022.htm Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:11:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield’s Sunset Tour Series concludes on August 20 with a program focusing on the deadly explosion at the Union Army’s supply base at City Point in August 1864. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/sunset-tour-series-explosion-at-city-point-august-20-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/special-programs-recognizing-the-158th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-the-crater.htm Fri, 01 Jul 2022 06:04:00 EST The month of July will see three programs at Petersburg National Battlefield that will focus on the famous Battle of the Crater. All programs are free are free of charge. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/special-programs-recognizing-the-158th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-the-crater.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/petersburg-national-battlefield-commemorates-juneteenth-and-the-158th-anniversary-of-the-charge-of-the-1st-maine-heavy-artillery.htm Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:37:00 EST On Saturday, June 18, Petersburg National Battlefield will present two programs. A living history event that will honor “Juneteenth” and evening program focusing on the charge of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery on June 18, 1864. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/petersburg-national-battlefield-commemorates-juneteenth-and-the-158th-anniversary-of-the-charge-of-the-1st-maine-heavy-artillery.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/motor-vehicles-temporarily-restricted-eastern-front-unit-tour-road.htm Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:42:00 EST The tour road is closed because of a sinkhole near stop 4. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/motor-vehicles-temporarily-restricted-eastern-front-unit-tour-road.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/petersburg-national-battlefield-finalizes-partnership-agreement.htm Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:38:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield Finalizes Partnership Agreement with Petersburg Battlefields Foundation https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/petersburg-national-battlefield-finalizes-partnership-agreement.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/ulysses-s-grant-200th-birthday-commemoration.htm Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:02:00 EST Saturday, April 30, a special event will honor the 200th birthday of this nation’s 18th President, Ulysses S. Grant. The free program will begin at 11:00 am on the east lawn of Appomattox Plantation. General Grant’s Headquarters Unit located at 1001 Pecan Avenue in Hopewell. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/ulysses-s-grant-200th-birthday-commemoration.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/location-change-for-park-day-april-9.htm Wed, 23 Mar 2022 05:36:00 EST The American Battlefield Trust “Park Day” event at Petersburg National Battlefield will no longer take place at the Eastern Front Unit, located off Route 36. The new location will be at the General Grant’s Headquarters Unit located at 1001 Pecan Avenue in Hopewell. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/location-change-for-park-day-april-9.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/volunteers-needed-at-petersburg-national-battlefield-for-park-day.htm Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:55:00 EST As part of a partnership with American Battlefield Trust, Park Day is an opportunity for volunteers to support the battlefield by assisting various maintenance projects and activities. American Battlefield Trust started annual Park Day in 1996. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/volunteers-needed-at-petersburg-national-battlefield-for-park-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/public-comments-about-planned-project-to-preserve-historic-outbuildings-at-appomattox-plantation.htm Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:58:00 EST Petersburg National Battlefield invites you to comment on the Preservation of Outbuildings at City Point draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) as part of the public process outlined in the regulations for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (36 CFR 800). Your comments will be considered as we finalize the PA. The comment period will run for 30 days from January 13th through February 12th. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/public-comments-about-planned-project-to-preserve-historic-outbuildings-at-appomattox-plantation.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/national-park-foundation-donates-land-to-petersburg-national-battlefield.htm Fri, 01 Mar 2019 07:46:00 EST The National Park Foundation and the National Park Service announced the donation of a 3.7-acre tract of land to Petersburg National Battlefield near Poplar Grove National Cemetery. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/national-park-foundation-donates-land-to-petersburg-national-battlefield.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/expansion-of-petersburg-national-battlefield-approved.htm Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:51:00 EST Major Expansion of Petersburg National Battlefield Approved by Congress https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/expansion-of-petersburg-national-battlefield-approved.htm https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/petersburg-national-battlefield-offers-historic-property-for-lease.htm Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:36:00 EST Historic residential property, Naldara is being offered for lease by the National Park Service. The property, located on a bluff overlooking the James River, consists of two apartments; side A and side B. Side B is 1700 square feet. https://www.nps.gov/pete/learn/news/petersburg-national-battlefield-offers-historic-property-for-lease.htm