authorized by act of Congress. The property was originally acquired by a
group of public-spirited Virginians who donated it to the Commonwealth
of Virginia in 1932. The park occupies nearly 800 acres of land in 10
widely separated parcels. Included are some 6 acres in Chimborazo Park
on East Broad Street, site of Chimborazo Hospital during the Civil War.
A complete tour of the battlefields requires a 57-mile drive which is
outlined on the map in this booklet. We suggest that you begin at the
main Visitor Center in Chimborazo Park, 3215 East Broad Street,
Richmond, where museum exhibits and an audio-visual program are
available to enhance your appreciation of this battlefield area.
Markers, maps, and interpretive devices along the tour will help you to
understand the military operations. You will see parts of the fields of
combat, massive forts, and intricate field fortifications. Two houses on
the battlefields have wartime associations—the Watt House (Gen.
Fitz-John Porter’s headquarters) and the Garthright House (Union field
hospital).
_Administration_
Richmond National Battlefield Park is administered by the National Park
Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. A superindendent, whose
address is 3215 East Broad Street, Richmond, Va., is in immediate
charge.
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1961 OF-588588
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES
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FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON 25, D.C.)
Antietam
Bandelier
Chalmette
Chickamauga and Chattanooga Battlefields
Custer Battlefield
Custis-Lee Mansion, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Fort Laramie
Fort McHenry
Fort Necessity
Fort Pulaski
Fort Raleigh
Fort Sumter
George Washington Birthplace
Gettysburg
Guilford Courthouse
Hopewell Village
Independence
Jamestown, Virginia
Kings Mountain
The Lincoln Museum and the House Where Lincoln Died
Manassas (Bull Run)
Montezuma Castle
Morristown, A Military Capital of the Revolution
Ocmulgee
Petersburg Battlefields
Richmond Battlefields
Saratoga
Scotts Bluff
Shiloh
Statue of Liberty
Vanderbilt Mansion
Vicksburg
Yorktown
[Illustration: _Roll book of 27th N. Y. Regiment punctured by
Confederate bullet_]
Transcriber’s Notes
—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook
is public-domain in the country of publication.
—Corrected a few palpable typos.
—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by
_underscores_.