CODE OF VIRGINIA (EXPIRES JULY 1, 2017 — SEE NOTES) VIRGINIA SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR COMMISSION ESTABLISHED; PURPOSE (ยง 30-266) The Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission is to prepare for and commemorate the sesquicentennial of Virginia’s participation in the American Civil War. HISTORY: 2006, c. 465.