Events in Virginia State Parks

In September 1864, a group of Confederate agents boarded a passenger steamer on Lake Erie with a plan that, if successful, could have set the northern frontier ablaze.

Experience American Civil War history firsthand as soldiers of the 19th Virginia Infantry establish a period encampment at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park and invite the public to step into the daily life of a soldier on campaign in 1865.

Experience American Civil War history firsthand as soldiers of the 19th Virginia Infantry establish a period encampment at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park and invite the public to step into the daily life of a soldier on campaign in 1865.

As dusk settles over one of the Civil War's most hallowed battlefields, join us for an evening of remembrance during Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park's 18th Annual Veterans Day Luminary Commemoration.

All are welcome at the Friends of Sailor's Creek Battlefield volunteer support group during their monthly meeting as they focus on a variety of objectives designed to assist the park's mission in preserving the hallowed grounds of the last major battle of the American Civil War in Virginia on April 6, 1865.

Join us at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park for a unique look at one of the American Civil War's most unexpected stories.

Join us at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park for a unique look at one of the American Civil War's most unexpected stories.

George Armstrong Custer is often remembered for the battle that ended his life, but eleven years earlier he played a very different role in the closing days of the Civil War.

Ol' Saint Nick is coming to Sailor's Creek Battlefield!

Please Note: This is an entirely indoor astronomy program.

The Visitor Center at Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park offers a museum filled with treasured artifacts discovered over the years where the last major fight of the American Civil War in Virginia occurred on April 6, 1865.

Tours of the Hillsman House, a National Historic Landmark, are available to the public by request.

A Self-Guided Driving Tour of Sailor's Creek Battlefield is available to visitors year-round from sunrise to sunset.

Sailor's Creek Battlefield offers six, self-guided Hiking Trails with historic markers for the public to explore year round during daylight hours (sunrise to sunset).