Appomattox Petersburg Preservation Society

The Appomattox-Petersburg Preservation Society: Saving our history, inspiring our future. 

The Appomattox-Petersburg Preservation Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization comprised of like-minded, passionate individuals dedicated to preserving the sacred landmarks and battlefields of the American Civil War and educating our local communities on the significant role this region played during the conflict. 

While this part of Virginia was not the host of nearly as many campaigns and battles as other parts of the Commonwealth, let alone the South, it was not spared the ravages of the conflict entirely. Despite their wartime significance, these fields and landmarks are often overshadowed by other campaigns and battles, sites that receive more attention among historians, tourists, and, as such, other long-standing preservation organizations. As such, they are vulnerable to the passage of time and the accompanying never-ebbing tide of urban sprawl and commercial development.