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Helen S. Schwartz

Yorktown Battlefield

See It Now!

Much of the 1862 Yorktown battlefield encompasses the 1781 battlefield of the American Revolution. Today, well preserved Union and Confederate fortifications are reminders of the area's Civil War history. The Yorktown Visitor Center on Colonial Parkway interprets the Revolutionary War battle there, but also has some Civil War information. A National Cemetery established in 1866, now part of Colonial National Historic Park, contains over 2,200 interments, mostly Union dead. Nearby is a small Confederate burial ground.

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Yorktown Battlefield: What's Nearby

Yorktown, VA
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Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Yorktown, Virginia (VA-60)
Yorktown, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Yorktown, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Visit Marker, Williamsburg, Virginia (V-62)
Williamsburg, VA
Civil War  |  Fort
The Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe, VA
Museum
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Norfolk, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Portsmouth, Virginia (VA-23)
Portsmouth, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Suffolk, Virginia (VA-21)
Rescue, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum
Chesapeake, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Petersburg, Virginia (VA-129)
Petersburg, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
Petersburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Richmond, Virginia (VA-108)
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum–White House of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The Valentine Richmond History Center
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
Richmond, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Point Lookout State Park and Civil War Museum
Scotland, MD
Rev War  |  Museum
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Park
Piney Point , MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Jackson, North Carolina (NC-7)
Jackson, NC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Halifax, North Carolina (NC-174)
Halifax, NC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA-126)
Fredericksburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Enfield, North Carolina (NC-9)
Enfield, NC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Columbia, Virginia (VA-146)
Columbia, VA

Preservation

The 91ÇÑ×Ó and our members have saved more than 49 acres at Yorktown Battlefield.

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Related Battles

Battle Facts
York County and Newport News, VA | April 5, 1862
Result: Inconclusive
Estimated Casualties
482
Union
182
Confed.
300
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Battle Facts
Virginia | September 28, 1781
Result: American Victory
Estimated Casualties
8,978
American
389
British
8,589
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