Old Dominion

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Old Dominion - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia Battle 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 Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee Petersburg Campaign, Petersburg - the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania - a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign Wilderness Campaign - American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses siege of Yorktown, Yorktown - in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution Shenandoah National Park - a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 South - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line 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 to the 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 Lynchburg - a city in central Virginia 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 Bull Run - a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War Chancellorsville - a village in northeastern Virginia Fredericksburg - a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River Petersburg - a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War Spotsylvania - a village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War Yorktown - a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution Mount Vernon - the former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river Alleghenies, Allegheny Mountains - the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains - a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia 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 Rappahannock, Rappahannock River - a river that flows across eastern Virginia into the Tidewater region