Interracial relationships among slaves and whites have captivated attention of the public from the historic period into the modern day. Silas ... More Info

Dance the night away at the 2012 Sesquicentennial Soiree George Washington Ball, a benefit for the Old Court House Civil War Museum. No dance ... More Info

This hour long presentation features Walter Darden Jr., portraying Robert Smalls (The Robert Smalls Squadron) with students portraying African ... More Info

Join on us Saturday, February 25, 2012, as Occoquan continues its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the
Civil War, with a historical ... More Info

What person or group most influenced events in 1862?

The Museum of the Confederacy's annual Symposium will pick up where the very ... More Info

Whether you're a sportman or a collector, the Southeastern Guns & Knives show has something for you! Harking back to American settlement ... More Info

Author Robert Alton discusses his new book, which documents Confederate strategy and tactics in Northern Virginia during the first nine months of ... More Info

When the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia met at the Battle of Hampton Roads, naval warfare changed forever. Bring your lunch to the Museum ... More Info

Free Living History Event including interactive activities for all ages including:  Civil War Military Encampment; Living History ... More Info

Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign: 150th Anniversary Commemoration: A Sesquicentennial Conference Presented by the Shenandoah Valley ... More Info

"Symphony of Stitches" highlights artisans in Shenandoah Valley history. Includes four lectures and displays of artifacts made before, during, and ... More Info

In the Williamsburg-Area James River Plantation Country - Celebrate the legacy of St. Patrick - and explore the Piney Grove at Southall's ... More Info

Join us as author and historian Tom Perry brings to life the story of Confederate Army spy, Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow. A native of ... More Info

The Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission and the Library of Virginia have partnered to create a state-wide online ... More Info

From the fall of 1861 to the winter of 1862, Confederate forces based in eastern Prince William County blocked water traffic along the Potomac ... More Info

March 2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads. On March 8, 1862, the CSS Virginia destroyed the USS Cumberland and the USS ... More Info

The Mariners' Museum, along with its partners at NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, The Museum of the Confederacy, and the Hampton Roads ... More Info

Join local historians John Quarstein and J. Michael Moore for a motor-coach tour of Civil War sites on the Peninsula. Stops include Fortress ... More Info