Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil WarBattle of Bull Run, Bull Run - either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles Chancellorsville - a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg - an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign - the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee Wilderness Campaign - American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses Yorktown - in 1781 during the American Revolution the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops capital of Virginia, Richmond - capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War Blacksburg - a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains Jamestown - a former village on the James River in Virginia north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607 Newport News - a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards Norfolk - port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy Portsmouth - a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards Roanoke - a city in southwestern Virginia Virginia Beach - the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases Mount Vernon - the former residence of George Washington; in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river Chesapeake Bay - a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River Clinch River - a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River Elizabeth River - a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads Hampton Roads - a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay James River, James - a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads Potomac, Potomac River - a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay Shenandoah Valley - a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War |