Military History in Virginia

This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.

A collection of vehicles across American military history.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.

This marker at the entrance to the Humphreys Engineer Center honors the former Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.