An October conference examined the legacy of the Siege of Petersburg, a grim episode in America’s “great single tragic event.

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a Civil War stamp depicting the 1864 Siege at Petersburg. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday at the Petersburg National ...

Petersburg National Battlefield is located in South-central Virginia. The park offers driving tours of the siege and battlefield locations along with guided tours, a junior ranger program, and ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A national campaign is underway to permanently protect one of the Civil War’s most pivotal battlefields — the site of the Union army’s final charge that helped end the war.

Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Park Service unit preserving sites related to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg . The Battlefield is centered around the city of Petersburg, ...

PETERSBURG, Va. — For months, Confederate soldiers manned earthen fortifications that snaked across the Piedmont south of Richmond, desperately trying to keep their Union counterparts from cutting off ...

mint; multicolored; Civil War 1864: Battle of Petersburg; a troop of Union soldiers running across a field with an American flag flying in the distance; stamp says, "Petersburg June 15,1864-April 3, ...

mint; multicolored; Civil War 1864: Battle of Petersburg; a troop of Union soldiers running across a field with an American flag flying in the distance; stamp says, "Petersburg June 15,1864-April 3, ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Petersburg National Battlefield will commemorate the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stedman in March, featuring educational programs and guided tours. The battle was ...