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Richmond National Battlefield Park, Richmond, VA

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Richmond National Battlefield Park

A National Park Service site preserving Civil War sites around Richmond, Virginia.

3215 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23223 · Richmond, VA

About Richmond National Battlefield Park

This National Park Service site covers Civil War locations in and around Richmond. Visitors can see former Confederate manufacturing and hospital areas, plus open battlefields and long defensive earthworks. The park links sites inside the city with fortifications and battle grounds in the surrounding countryside. Its story spans the war years from 1861 to 1865, when Richmond's outcome shaped the nation's direction.

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