Battlefield Museum & Gallery Tours

Location of Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park in Virginia

Where

Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park, 6541 Saylers Creek Rd., Rice, VA 23966.
Visitor Center

When

Jan. 1, 2024 12:00 a.m. - Dec. 31, 2024 12:00 a.m.

The Visitor Center at Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park offers a museum filled with treasured artifacts discovered over the years where the last major fight of the American Civil War in Virginia occurred on April 6, 1865.

Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., year round (except for Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day), the museum is a self-guided experience structured as a timeline and is free to the public.

Through numerous information panels, glass-enclosed exhibits, temporary display cases, paintings, and photographs, visitors will learn about 19th century Southside Virginia culture, the start of the Appomattox Campaign, the Battles of Sailor's Creek, and current preservation efforts.

Rare artifacts include a variety of weapons, artillery shells, bullets, buttons, personal items, flags, and equipment. Detailed maps offer views of the armies as they crisscrossed the countryside trying to outmaneuver one another until they clashed at a small stream called Sailor's Creek.

Park staff and education specialists are always available to answer any questions that arise.

photo of guests at visitor center

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: No.
Extra fee: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 804-561-7510
Email Address: SailorsCreek@dcr.virginia.gov