Richmond

The Richmond National Battlefield Park commemorates 13 American Civil War sites around Richmond, Virginia, which served as the capital of the Confederate States of America for most of the war. The park connects certain features within the city with defensive fortifications and battle sites around it. The city of Richmond was heavily fortified during the Civil War, and the park includes both Confederate and Union earthworks as well as several preserved buildings from the time period. The battlefield sites around Richmond saw some of the heaviest fighting of the war, including the Battles of Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, and Gaines' Mill.