The center of Confederate manufacturing fueled a modern war, one of the South’s largest hospitals gave care to the sick and wounded, and armies battled on open fields and in miles of defensive earthworks. From 1861 to 1865, Richmond’s fate would determine America’s future.

Trenches at Cold Harbor Battlefield

Cold Harbor Battlefield

Chimborazo Visitor Center

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center

Drewry's Bluff unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park overlooking the James River

Drewry's Bluff Battlefield

Park Ranger Guided Tour at Richmond National Battlefield Park

Gaines' Mill Battlefield

Malvern Hill Battlefield

Garthright House, Cold Harbor Battlefield

Richmond National Battlefield Park

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Presquile National Wildlife Refuge

James River National Wildlife Refuge

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