Thus ended the “Forward to Richmond!” campaign of 1861. Bull Run—or Manassas, as Southerners call it, preferring to name Civil War battles for towns instead of watercourses—was a fierce ...

The Battle of Richmond is inviting the community to participate in a special “triple barrel” weekend of events at the end of April. The highlight will be a Civil War Living History Day taking ...

The town’s past, from Daniel Boone’s early explorations to the Civil War’s Battle of Richmond, is nearly everywhere you look—state parks, historic buildings, monuments, and more.