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.
Earthworks at Fort Harrison
Earthworks like these at Fort Harrison can be found throughout the park
Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center
Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center
Chimborazo Visitor Center
Chimborazo Visitor Center
Drewry's Bluff
Drewry's Bluff unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park overlooking the James River
