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What's happening to commemorate the 150th anniversary
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Tredegar campaign nears $8 million goal
American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar receives $500,000 gift from Dominion.
Ceremony marks 150th anniversary of battle on James River
U.S. Marines honored their own - Confederate and Union, from the Civil War era to those who currently serve - on the 150th anniversary of the naval battle that saved Richmond from capture in 1862 and led to the first Medal of Honor for a Marine.
Civil War 150th activities at Drewry's Bluff end today
The first Marine to receive a Medal of Honor was firing a cannon at Drewry's Bluff 150 years ago today, in the U.S. Navy's only assault on the capital.
150th CIVIL WAR: Little-known, crucial battle is remembered
It was a beautiful day for a somber remembrance at a little-visited slice of national history.
Civil War 150th begins commemoration in Richmond region
Activities at Central Library lead to weekend events at Drewry's Bluff in Chesterfield.
Civil War 150th: If war had ended in Richmond, slavery issue would have been unresolved
Threats by land and water in 1862 will be commemorated with 60 days of events 150 years later
Williamsburg, New Kent commemorate Civil War 150th
Battles in 1862 were part of Peninsula Campaign to capture Richmond
UR effort maps the end of slavery
The path to freedom for African-Americans in the South was not as simple as a march to Union lines or a wait for emancipation.
Multimedia
Map: On the eve of the Civil War
Use Google Earth to see what the map of Richmond looked like on the eve of the Civil War.
The Civil War Timeline
View an interactive timeline of the key events in the Civil War starting in Jan. 1861. Updated each month.
Richmond in Focus
Mike Gorman, a ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park, takes a closer look at historical photos. Click below to learn more about one of these sites:
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Battle of Manassas
See photo highlights as thousands of reenactors gather for a four-day commemoration of the first major battle of the Civil War.
The debate over secession
As the nation sped toward Civil War in the early months of 1861, Virginia was actively trying to hold the Union together.
Photo galleries
PHOTO GALLERY: Battle of Manassas/Bull Run reenactment
See photo highlights of the Bull Run battle reenactment marking the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run at Manassas.
PHOTO GALLERY: Malvern Heights
Photos of the reenactment of the battle of Malvern Heights and see our special report on the 150th anniversary of the War Between the States.
GALLERY: Civil War Drawings
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Harnett Museum of Art and Print Study Center at the University of Richmond display drawings made by artists during the Civil War.
GALLERY: The Civil War - The Road to War
As the nation sped toward Civil War in the early months of 1861, Virginia was actively trying to hold the Union together.
GALLERY: Civil War Art
The output of 14 special artists is the basis for "Civil War Drawings from the Becker Collection."
PHOTOS: Civil War archived at the Library of Virginia
Watch people bringing Civil War letters, diaries and photos to be scanned into the archives at the Library of Virginia.
Civil War Blog: Behind the Lines
Dreaded flotilla comes up the James
“There never was a period of more alarming excitement than this in Richmond during the entire war,” Sallie Putnam wrote about the first weeks of May, 1862, in her “Richmond During the War.”
The race to complete Drewry's Bluff
Sgt. Samuel A. Mann of the Southside Heavy Artillery described the construction of a fort atop Drewry's Bluff overlooking the James River in Chesterfield County just weeks before a battle to save Richmond from a naval attack May 15, 1862.
Halt! Who comes there?
Civil War reporter Joel Cook had a couple of anecdotes about the wit of sentinels, “and their truth can be vouched for,” he wrote in "The Siege of Richmond."
War Horse 'Devil Dan'
Many a general spoke fondly of his favorite mount. For Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan in “McClellan’s Own Story,” that horse was Dan Webster during the Peninsula Campaign to capture Richmond in the spring of 1862.
Adrift in a balloon over Yorktown
Union Gen. Fitz John Porter had the thrill of a lifetime at Yorktown when he went up alone in an observation balloon and the mooring rope broke.
Gallery: Civil War and Emancipation Celebration
In a scene that appears to be from a period painting, Wisteria Perry of Newport News hollows a gourd at Historic Tredegar on Saturday. As a modern twist, Perry said the flakes from the gourd, caught in the breeze, were irritating her eyes' contact lenses.
Gallery: Civil War and Emancipation Celebration
Members of the Stavna Ballet perform "Angels of Our Nature" at Historic Tredegar on Saturday. The dance puts into movement the words of Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address.
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Interactive: The Daily Dispatch
Explore the historic Daily Dispatch
- Interactive: The Daily Dispatch - May 16, 1862
- Interactive: The Daily Dispatch - May 15, 1862
- Interactive: The Daily Dispatch - May 14, 1862
- Interactive: The Daily Dispatch - May 13, 1862
- Interactive: The Daily Dispatch - May 12, 1862
- Interactive: The Daily Dispatch - May 10, 1862
- Interactive: The Daily Dispatch - May 8, 1862
- Interactive: The Daily Dispatch - May 7, 1862
- Interactive: The Daily Dispatch - May 6, 1862
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