PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Petersburg National Battlefield is set to commemorate the 161st anniversary of the Battle of the Crater at the end of the month. There will be a series of free programs and ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia is partnering with the Chesterfield Department of Parks and Recreation to host “The Revolutionary War Battle of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A union soldier readies his rifle during a Civil War reenactment of the first battle of Petersburg, Va. at Hale Farm and Village ...

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.