Danville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States, located on the fall line of the Dan River. It was a major center of Confederate activity during the American Civil War, due to its strategic location on the Richmond and Danville Railroad, and in April 1865 it briefly served as the final capital of the Confederacy before the South surrendered.
Today Danville is the principal city of the Danville, Virginia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,055. It is bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina to the south. Until 2020, it hosted the Danville Braves baseball club of the Appalachian League.