PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a Civil War stamp depicting the 1864 Siege at Petersburg. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday at the Petersburg National ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — The National Park Service (NPS) will be commemorating the 160th anniversary of the Battle of the Crater at the Petersburg National Battlefield in late July. The Battle of the ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Petersburg National Battlefield will commemorate the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stedman in March, featuring educational programs and guided tours. The battle was ...

Members of the MA 18th Infantry pushed forward, another three-fourths of a mile closer to the enemy, to take up a new position. A swampy, overgrown ravine separated them from the Confederate forces in ...

The longest siege in American history occurred at Petersburg, lasting some 10 months. As a result of that siege, prices on necessities went through the roof. Flour sold for $1,500 a barrel - bacon and ...

PETERSBURG – Repair work is set to begin Tuesday on a sinkhole that has kept the tour road through the Petersburg National Battlefield shuttered to cars since the beginning of September. It is the ...