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The Statewide Calendar of Events is provided for informational
purposes. The listing of an event is not an endorsement of
the program by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American
Civil War Commission.
2012
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February 2012| Free Lecture, The Bermuda Hundred Campaign
February 2, 2012 - Petersburg, VA Although the final campaign for Petersburg began in mid June 1864, some 40,000 Union troops threatened the city a month earlier. The Army of the James under Major General Benjamin Butler landed at Bermuda Hundred in Chesterfield County on May 5, 1864 and launched a campaign that lasted two weeks.... Read More Back to Top
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| Butlers Offensive Civil War Walking Tour, Feb. 4
February 4, 2012 - Chester, VA Discover the history surrounding the military strategy of Butler's offense in May 1864. Learn about Benjamin Butler's headquarters, the Union hospital where Clara Barton served and the imposing signal tower that became the eyes and ears for the Union Army. View federal fortifications and learn why... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Conversation on Reconnaissance Balloons
February 8, 2012 - Appomattox, VA Every second Wednesday of the month, the Museum of the Confederacy and the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park are partnering to bring the Civil War Sesquicentennial to Appomattox. Each month, a knowledgable speaker will lead a discussion on a topic or event's 150th anniversary. The... Read More Back to Top
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| Lecture, Longstreet Attack and the Struggle for Chinn Ridge
February 9, 2012 - Manassas, VA On the Afternoon of August 30, 1862, General Robert E. Lee glimpsed an opportunity to destroy a Union army on the field of battle. Much is known about how General James Longstreet's men rolled over a gallant brigade of New York Zouaves and headed for the Union rear. What happened next is the... Read More Back to Top
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| A Hands On History of the Gosport Navy Yard in the Civil War
February 9, 2012 - Portsmouth, VA FRIENDS LECTURE SERIES: Marcus W. Robbins, A Hands-On History of the Gosport Navy Yard in the Civil War
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
Sponsored by the Friends of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, join us
for a presentation by Norfolk Naval Shipyard Command Program Facilities
Manager... Read More Back to Top
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| Gunston Halls 5th Annual Seeds of Independence Program
February 12, 2012 - Mason Neck, VA Gunston Hall's 5th Annual Seeds of Independence program explores a small antebellum settlement of free blacks clustered along the "Neck Road," now known as Harley Road, on Mason's Neck and situated within properties owned by whites, some of them the owners of a few slaves.
Film premiere -... Read More Back to Top
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| President Lincolns Rockingham Roots
February 12, 2012 - Dayton, VA Annual Lincoln Day Celebration at the Lincoln Cemetery (42N 6 miles from Harrisonburg) - talk by Phil Stone at 2pm, followed by the opening of the exhibit "President Lincoln's Rockingham Roots" at the Heritage Museum in... Read More Back to Top
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| Fireside Mosby
February 12, 2012 - Marshall, VA At the Rector House in Atoka, 4 miles west of Middleburg, VA off Route 50 on State Rt. 713. Interpretive program that features stories from people living in the Mosby Heritage Area during the time of the Civil War as told by members of the Gray Ghost Interpretive Group in first person. Admission:... Read More Back to Top
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| Slavery in the Valley
February 16, 2012 - Dayton, VA Eric Bryan, Deputy Director of the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, will speak about "Slavery in the Valley". Mr. Bryan traveled to Nigeria to research architecture of the Igbo tribe for the West African farm at the... Read More Back to Top
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| Brown Bag Lunch Talk on Jefferson Davis Inauguration
February 17, 2012 - Richmond, VA After serving as provisional President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis was formally elected to a six-year term in November of 1861. Join MOC Supervisor of White House Operations Dean Knight for a discussion about the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as Confederate President in... Read More Back to Top
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| Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee
February 18, 2012 - Lincoln, VA Members of the Gray Ghost Interpretive Group of the Mosby Heritage Area Association will present "first person" stories of life in Mosby's Confederacy during the Civil War from civilian and soldier viewpoints in period dress. This program of testimonials will especially focus on Goose Creek, now... Read More Back to Top
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| Virginia War Museum Film Fest
February 18, 2012 - Newport News, VA GLORY - Starring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Matthew Broderick, this 1989 movie chronicles the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Their final assault on Fort Wagner, S.C., demonstrated their bravery and turned a bitter defeat into a symbolic victory that... Read More Back to Top
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| The 1862 Battle of Drewrys Bluff
February 24, 2012 - Chesterfield, VA February 24th, Friday, 7:00pm CHSV Winter Lecture Series, "The 1862 Battle of Drewry's Bluff" by Sam Craghead, Public Relations Specialist, The Museum of the Confederacy, in Richmond,... Read More Back to Top
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| Recruiting Day
February 25, 2012 - Alexandria, VA Ever thought about donning a wool uniform or putting on a hoop skirt? Interested in portraying the lives of persons who experienced the Civil War? Find out about this fun hobby at "Recruiting Day" at Fort ward Museum & Historic Site and get a chance to explore Civil War reenacting. Soldiers and... Read More Back to Top
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| Sesquicentennial Soiree, an 1860s Era Dance
February 25, 2012 - Winchester, VA Dance the night away at the 2012 Sesquicentennial Soiree - George Washington Ball, a benefit for the Old Court House Civil War Museum. The event will be held at the George Washington Hotel in Old Town Winchester. No dance experience required! Dances instruction and demonstrations will be... Read More Back to Top
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| Women in War, Cornelia Peake McDonald of Winchester
February 25, 2012 - Fairfax, VA Beverly Pelcher will present a first person impersonation of Mrs. Cornelia Peake McDonald who lived in Winchester during the Civil War. As told in her own words through her wartime journals, the hardships endured by Mrs. McDonald and her children were a common plight for Virginia... Read More Back to Top
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| The Civil War in Virginia, Waging War, Hampton History Museum
February 25 - June 24, 2012 - Hampton, VA The experience of the Virginia battlefront is emphasized in An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia – Waging War. Traveling to eight Virginia museums between 2011 and 2015, this 1,500 square foot gallery exhibition features more than 100 objects and nine state-of-the-art audiovisual... Read More Back to Top
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| Virginia War Museum Film Festival
February 25, 2012 - Newport News, VA BUFFALO SOLDIERS - Starring Danny Glover, this 1997 movie tells the true story of the black cavalry corps known as the Buffalo Soldiers. These troops patrolled America's west after the Civil War. In addition to keeping the peace, these men had to fight the racism of their commanders and other white... Read More Back to Top
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| U.S. Colored troops and Spies of the Civil War at the James A. Fields House
February 25, 2012 - Newport News, VA Come hear the story of bravery, identity, disguise and the battle for freedom during the Civil War. A twist in history, as told by Mary Elizabeth Bowser, a Black female spy, who was one of the Union's most important spies. Adults, $3 suggested donation; children (13-17), seniors and military, $2... Read More Back to Top
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| Symposium Person of the Year, 1862
February 25, 2012 - Richmond, VA What person or group most influenced events in 1862?
The Museum of the Confederacy's annual Symposium will pick up where the very successful 2011 edition left off. A panel of distinguished Civil War scholars including Gary Gallagher, James McPherson, Robert Krick, and Jack Mountcastle will... Read More Back to Top
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| Mark Twains Civil War
February 25, 2012 - Henrico, VA “Mark Twain's Civil War” tells the story of the famous author's short military service - "I was in the Civil War for two whole weeks" – as part of a Missouri militia company. During his lifetime Twain told this story to veterans groups, and it was his contribution to the Century Magazine's... Read More Back to Top
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March 2012| Antigones Claim, Gender and Treason in the American Civil War
March 1, 2012 - Abingdon, VA Stephanie McCurry will give a lecture entitled "Antigone's Claim: Gender and Treason in the American Civil War" at the Executive Auditorium of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia, on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Washington County Public... Read More Back to Top
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| Brown Bag Lunch Talk on the Battle of Hampton Roads
March 2, 2012 - Richmond, VA When the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia met at the Battle of Hampton Roads, naval warfare changed forever. Join MOC PR Specialist Sam Craghead for a talk on the 150th anniversary of the first battle between ironclad warships.
Bring your lunch to the MOC for this free talk and commemorate... Read More Back to Top
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| Bermuda Hundred Howlett Line Driving Tour
March 3, 2012 - Chester, VA Learn about the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of 1864 by visiting Civil War sites which were part of a larger ring of fortifications that made up a Confederate line of defenses known as the Howlett Line. Constructed in late May 1864, this defensive position would prevent Federal troops from launching... Read More Back to Top
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| Shipbuilding 101
March 3, 2012 - Portsmouth, VA SHIPBULIDING 101
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum & Lightship Portsmouth Museum
Learn about the history of ships and their impact on our local history. Also,
children of all ages will find out the different parts of a ship, and how ships
developed over timefrom the Chesapeake Indians to... Read More Back to Top
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| CW 150 Legacy Project, Alexandria
March 3, 2012 - Alexandria, VA The Alexandria Local Sesquicentennial Committee is hosting a CW 150 Legacy Project scanning event at the Alexandria Library. Please contact George Coombs at the reference desk at (703) 746-1791 to schedule an... Read More Back to Top
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| Rain, Sleet, Disease, and Gloom. D.H. Hill and the Confederate Retreat from Leesburg
March 7, 2012 - Aldie, VA This lecture, "Rain, Sleet, Disease, and Gloom: D.H. Hill and the Confederate Retreat from Leesburg" at historic Mt. Zion Historic Park, will be given in first person by Doug Batson as D.H. Hill on the 150th anniversary of the dispirited muddy, 12-day retreat down the Old Carolina... Read More Back to Top
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| Lecture, Confederate Blockade of the Potomac
March 8, 2012 - Manassas, VA From the fall of 1861 to the winter of 1862, Confederate forces based in eastern Prince William County blocked water traffic along the Potomac River. Confederate gun batteries were established along the Potomac River in an effort to disrupt ship traffic supplying Washington D.C. The lecture will... Read More Back to Top
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| CW 150 Legacy Project, Chesapeake
March 10, 2012 - Chesapeake, VA The Chesapeake Local Sesquicentennial Committee is hosting a CW 150 Legacy Project scanning event at the Indian River Library. Please contact Kevin Clement at 757-410-7008 or email: kclement@chesapeake.lib.va.us to schedule an... Read More Back to Top
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| A Walking Tour Civil War Leesburg
March 10, 2012 - Leesburg, VA With its key geographic location just two miles from the Potomac Frontier dividing the Confederate and United States, Leesburg was bound to see a good deal of the Civil War. A Walking Tour of Civil War Leesburg with Rich Gillespie will examine the surviving Civil War townscape and chronologically... Read More Back to Top
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| Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor Lecture
March 10, 2012 - Alexandria, VA Commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial by finding out about your Civil War ancestors! At Fort Ward Museum, National Archives specialists Constance Potter and Katherine Vollen will review some of the many Union and Confederate records and resources for researching Civil War ancestors, and... Read More Back to Top
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| The Rise of the Confederate Sharpshooter
March 10, 2012 - Dayton, VA Jeremy Hilliard, living historian and preservationist with the 10th VA Vol. Infantry Co. will provide an overview of how the Sharpshooters were formed, with a focus on their service at the Battle of Cross Keys. Noon lunch followed by... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Conversation on the Battle of the Ironclads
March 14, 2012 - Appomattox, VA Every second Wednesday of the month, the Museum of the Confederacy and the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park are partnering to bring the Civil War Sesquicentennial to Appomattox. Each month, a knowledgable speaker will lead a discussion on a topic or event's 150th anniversary. The... Read More Back to Top
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| Defending the Southside, A Civil War Van Tour
March 17, 2012 - Newport News, VA Join historian J. Michael Moore for a journey south of the James that includes visits to Fort Boykins, Fort Huger, City Point, and Drewry's Bluff. Learn about the Confederate defense of the James River, the Battle of Hampton Roads and the Union advance up the James in May 1862. All tours leave from... Read More Back to Top
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| Women in the 19th Century, Lecture and Tour
March 17, 2012 - Bristow, VA This program will focus on the role women played in the 19th century and, specifically, during the Civil War. Topics to be covered include a woman's role in the family, in society, during the war, and hardships they faced (childbirth, lack of rights, etc.). Tour will include the farmhouse and a... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Lecture Series, The Forts of Isle of Wight County
March 19, 2012 - Smithfield, VA With Fort Monroe under Union control during the War, the Confederacy constructed a series of forts along the James River to help protect Richmond. The Isle of Wight County museum hosts local historian Albert Burckard discusses the construction and viability of Forts Huger and Boykin. This event is... Read More Back to Top
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| The Valley Campaign In a Box Program
March 23, 2012 - Winchester, VA "The Valley Campaign in a Box" – Overview Program
This interactive program, for both adults and children, uses various props and the surrounding landscape features to "create" and tell the story of the Valley Campaign by literally placing visitors "in the middle of the campaign." Presented by... Read More Back to Top
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| CW 150 Legacy Project, Fauquier County
March 23-24, 2012 - Warrenton, VA The Fauquier County Local Sesquicentennial Committee is hosing a CW 150 Legacy Project scanning event at the John Barton Payne Building in Warrenton. Please contact Lorene Payne at 540-439-3303 or email: SFHSINC@gmail.com to schedule an... Read More Back to Top
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| The Library of Virginia, 150th Civil War Legacy Project
March 23-24, 2012 - Warrenton, VA We are digitizing 1850-1890 your special documents for preservation and research purposes.
This unique opportunity to preserve at no cost to you your treasured documents from the war and post war years. Original documents only are accepted. Letters, diaries, memoirs, manuscripts, ledgers, family... Read More Back to Top
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| 1864 Bermuda Hundred Civil War Driving Tour
March 24, 2012 - Chester, VA Commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial by visiting some of the county's Civil War sites that played a major role during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. Discover why this campaign was overshadowed by military engagements elsewhere. Tour includes stops at Dutch Gap, Battery Dantzler, Point of Rocks... Read More Back to Top
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| First Battle of Kernstown Tour
March 24, 2012 - Winchester, VA A special guided tour of the 150th commemoration of the First Battle of Kernstown will be conducted by renown historian Gary Ecelbarger including walking tours of both the Pritchard Farm and the Glass Farm with the inclusion of portions of the battlefield on Sandy Ridge which have never before been... Read More Back to Top
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| Cemetery Tours
March 24, 2012 - Winchester, VA Tours and talks at Stonewall Cemetery and National Cemetery, and reading of the names of the fallen from First Kernstown. Presented by the Kernstown Battlefield Association.
The tour will start at the Confederate Cemetery inside Mount Hebron Cemetery (on East Boscawen... Read More Back to Top
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| First Battle of Kernstown Programs
March 24, 2012 - Winchester, VA First Battle of Kernstown Programs at Rose Hill Farm (Museum of the Shenandoah Valley property) Programs include living history encampment with "Constitution Fencibles," battlefield tours, tea social with first-person interpreters, "soap box" stories, and youth programs. Presented by the Museum of... Read More Back to Top
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| The Potomac Frontier
March 26, 2012 - Aldie, VA Part of the Conversations in History Lecture series, "The Potomac Frontier" by Rich Gillespie, director of education for the Mosby Heritage... Read More Back to Top
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| CWPT Annual Park Clean Up Day, Bristoe Station Battlefield
March 31, 2012 - Bristow, VA Join the staff at Bristoe Station Battlefield and the Civil War Preservation Trust at History for Park Day 2012. Park Day is a nationwide event that encourages Civil War enthusiasts to help maintain, restore and preserve Civil War sites through volunteerism. Come out and join us for a fun and... Read More Back to Top
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| Butlers Offensive Civil War Walking Tour, Mar. 31
March 31, 2012 - Chester, VA Discover the history surrounding the military strategy of Butler's offense in May 1864. Learn about Benjamin Butler's headquarters, the Union hospital where Clara Barton served and the imposing signal tower that became the eyes and ears for the Union Army. View federal fortifications and learn why... Read More Back to Top
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| Belle Grove Plantation Opening Day
March 31, 2012 - Middletown, VA Belle Grove Plantation reopens to the public after being closed for the winter on March 31! Stop by for a visit with FREE ADMISSION Saturday only. The 1797 Manor House and Historic Landscape will be open for tours from 10 a.m. until 4... Read More Back to Top
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April 2012| Belfield and Hicksford Raid of 1864, A Living History Program
April 6-7, 2012 - Emporia, VA The General John R. Chambliss, Jr. Camp #1779 - Sons of Confederate Veterans in conjunction with the Emporia-Greensville Sesquicentennial Committee will be sponsoring a two-day "Living History Program" based on the "Belfield and Hicksford Raid of 1864."
The events will take place on Friday,... Read More Back to Top
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| In the Steps of Robert Sneden, A Civil War Van Tour
April 7, 2012 - Newport News, VA Follow the path of the noted Union artist Robert Sneden up the Peninsula visiting Ft. Monroe, St. John's Church, Big Bethel, Howard's Bridge, Yorktown, and Fort Magruder with historian J. Michael Moore. All tours leave from Lee Hall Mansion. Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early. Bring a bag... Read More Back to Top
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| Park Day at Fort Boykin
April 7, 2012 - Smithfield, VA Park Day is an annual hands-on preservation event created by Civil War Preservation Trust to assist local groups with the maintenance of Civil War sites.... Read More Back to Top
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| Confederate History and Heritage Day
April 7, 2012 - Chesterfield, VA April 7th, Saturday, noon-3pm CHSV "Confederate History & Heritage Day" on the historic 1917 Courthouse Green, Chesterfield, VA.
Event commemorates those who served. Speaker TBA. Includes exhibits by Civil War-related groups, e.g. UDC (United Daughters of the Confederacy) and Violet... Read More Back to Top
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| The Civil War in Portsmouth
April 7, 2012 - Portsmouth, VA THE CIVIL WAR IN PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum & Lightship Portsmouth Museum
In the spring of 1862 during the Civil War, the conflict became more
intense for the Hampton Roads area. Come and see how the war
impacted Portsmouth and the Gosport Navy Yard. Learn about... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War at Dutch Gap, Spring Break Camp (ages 8 to 12)
April 10-13, 2012 - Chester, VA Learn about the life of the common soldier of the Civil War and of the inventions and engineering feats that the war brought to the James River area. Help to design and build models of the cutting of Dutch Gap to redirect the course of the James River in 1864. Build fortifications and do everyday... Read More Back to Top
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| The Lee Symposium, Antietam
April 13-15, 2012 - Stratford, VA Join noted Civil War authors and scholars, Gary Gallagher and Peter
Carmichael on this year's exploration of one of the most significant
battles of the Civil War
Participants will meet in Shepherdstown at the Clarion Hotel and
Conference Center for dinner and a lecture. The following day will... Read More Back to Top
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| 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign Driving Tour
April 14, 2012 - Chester, VA Commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial by visiting some of the county's Civil War sites that played a major role during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. Discover why this campaign was overshadowed by military engagements elsewhere. Tour includes stops at Dutch Gap, Battery Dantzler, Point of Rocks... Read More Back to Top
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| 10th Virginia Living Historians
April 14-15, 2012 - Dayton, VA The 10th Virginia Infantry Living Historians return to The Heritage Museum grounds offering an authentic look at 1862 camp life and the 10th Virginia common infantry soldier. Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm. Special Events free; Gallery visit... Read More Back to Top
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| Brown Bag Lunch Talk on the Battle of Shiloh
April 20, 2012 - Richmond, VA After 1st Manassas in July 1861, there was very little fighting; and there were very few casualties in both armies. The Battle of Shiloh changed everything. Two days of fighting produced 25,000 casualties, over five times as many as 1st Manassas; and both North and South suddenly realized that this... Read More Back to Top
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| Occupied! Union Soldiers at Ben Lomond.
April 21, 2012 - Manassas, VA Advanced reservations are suggested but not required.
The Confederates evacuated Northern Virginia in the Spring of 1862 and Virginians saw Federal soldiers for the first time, including the Pringle family at Ben Lomond. It was devastating to the Pringe family as Federal soldiers took precious... Read More Back to Top
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| Potomac River Blockade Boat Tours and Lunch, April 21
April 21, 2012 - Dumfries, VA Cruise along the Potomac River shoreline and view sites that were critical to the Confederate forces' successful blockade of Washington D.C. from September 1861 through March 1862. Local historians will discuss the significance of the blockade, gun batteries and camps that supported the Confederate... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Seminar and Tour
April 21, 2012 - Middletown, VA "We Shall Have Graveyards at Every Door: The Lower Shenandoah Valley's Border Region during the Civil War"
This seminar and tour will explore the interactions among soldiers and civilians in the lower Valley border region (Stephens City to south of Middletown) and examine how civilians of all... Read More Back to Top
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| Lecture, The Battle of Kettle Run
April 26, 2012 - Manassas, VA Author and Historian J. Michael Miller will give a detailed overview of the military action of August 26 and 27 in 1862 at Bristoe Station, commonly known as the Battle of Kettle Run. This important rear guard action led up the Second Battle of Manassas. Admission is free, donations... Read More Back to Top
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| Occupied Brentsville, Civil War Weekend
April 28-29, 2012 - Bristow, VA When Union General McClellan began his campaign to take the new Confederate capital in Richmond, southern troops were forced to evacuate their winter camps that were set up throughout much of Fairfax and Prince William Counties. Brentsville, then the seat of local government, was one of the first... Read More Back to Top
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| Stonewall Jacksons Grand Encampment
April 28-29, 2012 - Elkton, VA Living history program commemorating Jacksons encampment in this area as he devised plans for the Valley Campaign after First Kernstown. Presented by the Miller-Kite House Museum. Free. For information, historyed@msn.com, (540) 578-3046. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Lecture Series, Peninsula Campaign
April 30, 2012 - Smithfield, VA The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia in 1862. Its effects on both sides of the James River, as well as the war itself, were far-reaching. The Isle of Wight County Museum hosts Historian J. Michael Moore discusses this first... Read More Back to Top
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May 2012| Step into 1862, New Kent during the Civil War
May 5, 2012 - New Kent, VA A day for the public to commemorate and relive life in New Kent County in 1862. Interactive displays of home life during the era, displays of period artifacts, as well as a military encampment with artillery, will be present. A bus tour of the Battle of Eltham's Landing site is an option for... Read More Back to Top
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| Fairfax Civil War Day
May 5, 2012 - Fairfax, VA Join Living History Presentations, Encampments, Firing Demonstrations, Skirmishes, Blenheim House and Site Tours, Speakers, Civil War Music, food sales, and... Read More Back to Top
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| Drewrys Bluff Anniversary Kickoff
May 9-12, 2012 - Chesterfield, VA Wednesday-Saturday, May 9-12 Drewry's Bluff Anniversary Kickoff
Chesterfield County's Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Committee will present the State Sesquicentennial's HistoryMobile at Central Library, 9501 Lori Road, Chesterfield, VA. Hours: Wednesday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Thursday,... Read More Back to Top
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| Lecture, The Seven Days Battles, War at the Gates of Richmond
May 10, 2012 - Manassas, VA Our lecture will focus on the critical campaign in the summer of 1862 around the Confederate Capital of Richmond. In his first major campaign, Gen. Robert E Lee would push back the Federal army under Gen. George McClellan from the gates of Richmond. The cost was thousands of lives on both sides. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Home School Tour
May 11, 2012 - Smithfield, VA All four County historic sites welcome homeschoolers of all ages with a selection of fun and engaging activities that highlight the history of Isle of Wight County and Virginia. This year's event will be Civil... Read More Back to Top
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| The Trumpet to the Cannon Spoke, Galleries at Night
May 11, 2012 - Winchester, VA A short, dramatic play about six people - two soldiers (one from the North and one from the South); a civilian war correspondent who had been told that he was too old to fight; a woman that was inspired to assist the cause after meeting Belle Boyd; a young lady with, Unionist views, who is... Read More Back to Top
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| Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee
May 12, 2012 - Delaplane, VA This rendition of the popular program will focus on the experience of the Crooked Run Valley near Paris, Upperville, and Delaplane during the Civil War. Mount Bleak served as a Mosby "safe house" and will be the focus of the program of "first person" sketches by costumed interpreters by lantern... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, May 12
May 12-13, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Opening Day at Kernstown Battlefield
May 12, 2012 - Winchester, VA Follow the Kernstown Battlefield walking trails for insights into the events of the First and Second Battles of Kernstown. Browse the battlefield Visitor Center to learn details of the history, and see the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, May 12
May 12-13, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their... Read More Back to Top
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| Free Lecture, The Capture of New Orleans
May 15, 2012 - Petersburg, VA New Orleans was the Confederacy's largest and, next to Richmond, most important city. A combined Union army and navy operation targeted New Orleans 150 years ago in a campaign that resulted in the fall of the Crescent City. Pamplin Historical Park's A. Wilson Greene will speak about this capture... Read More Back to Top
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| North South Skirmish Associations National Competition
May 16-20, 2012 - Winchester, VA N-SSA commemorates the heroism of the men, of both sides, who fought in the American Civil War. Spring Nationals are held at Ft. Shenandoah, located on several hundred acres outside Winchester. Come see men and women in period clothing and live firing of Civil War firearms and artillery. Activities... Read More Back to Top
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| Sensation, Science, and Scandal, The Popular Press in Antebellum America
May 17, 2012 - Dayton, VA Dr. Mark Sawin, Professor of History at Eastern Mennonite University, will give a lecture about how dimensiions of economic, technological, and social changes manifested themselves in the national culture in surprising ways. The mass printing press, the telegraph, photography were some new ways to... Read More Back to Top
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| Battle of Williamsburg, A Civil War Van Tour
May 19, 2012 - Newport News, VA Learn about Williamsburg's rich Civil War history while exploring Redoubts 1, 2, 12, 14, Fort Magruder, and other sites with historian J. Michael Moore. All tours leave from Lee Hall Mansion. Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early. Bring a bag lunch, drink, and small cooler. You will be walking a... Read More Back to Top
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| CW 150 Legacy Project, Westmoreland County
May 19, 2012 - Stratford, VA The Westmoreland County Local Sesquicentennial Committee is hosting a CW 150 Legacy Project scanning event at Stratford Hall. Please contact Jon Bachman at 804-493-1972 or email: JBachman@stratfordhall.org to schedule an... Read More Back to Top
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| Soldier Led Walking Tour
May 19, 2012 - Alexandria, VA In honor of Armed Forces Day, a Union soldier in period uniform will lead two walking tours of Fort Ward. The 90-minute tour will introduce visitors to the history of the Defenses of Washington, the building and role of Fort Ward, 19th-century fortification engineering, and the troops who were... Read More Back to Top
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| 148th Anniversary of the Battle of New Market Reenactment
May 19-20, 2012 - New Market, VA Adult: $10.00 for all persons age 10 and over per day (age 9 and under free!)
New Market Residents: Free with proof of residency (driver’s license)
Tickets are non-refundable. This includes admission to the Virginia Museum of the Civil War. There is no parking fee. Handicapped parking is... Read More Back to Top
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| Potomac River Blockade Boat Tours and Lunch, May 19
May 19, 2012 - Dumfries, VA Cruise along the Potomac River shoreline and view sites that were critical to the Confederate forces' successful blockade of Washington D.C. from September 1861 through March 1862. Local historians will discuss the significance of the blockade, gun batteries and camps that supported the Confederate... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tour of Fort Huger, May
May 19, 2012 - Smithfield, VA Visitors are invited for a free guided tour of the fort to learn of its significance in the gateway to the Confederate capital. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.... Read More Back to Top
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| Spotsylvania Civil War Weekend and Reenactment
May 19-20, 2012 - Spotsylvania, VA Learn about farming, food, clothing,family and social life during the Civil War with living history demonstrations and speakers. Visit Sutlers and listen to the 2nd South Carolina String Band. See mules at work and tour the camps. Battles each day with hundreds of re-enactors reliving the Battles... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War on the James Tour
May 19, 2012 - Chester, VA May 19 - The Civil War on the James Tour This pontoon-boat tour on the Discovery Barge II is captained by Mike Ostrander. Civil War historian Scott William traces the naval actions that took place in the area of Dutch Gap and Jones Neck from 1862-1865. Tours leaves from Henricus Historical Park... Read More Back to Top
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| History at Sunset, The First Battle of Winchester
May 25, 2012 - Winchester, VA Special program led by historian and author Jonathan Noyalas that will tour part of the battlefield not usually accessible to the public. Admission: FREE. Presented by the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. For information:... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, May 26
May 26-27, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, May 26
May 26-27, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Enhanced Driving Tour, First Battle of Winchester
May 27, 2012 - Winchester, VA Enhanced driving tour featuring living history interpreters bringing history to life at key battle sites. Presented by the Winchester-Frederick County Sesquicentennial Committee. Pick up map and tour at the Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center.... Read More Back to Top
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June 2012| Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
June 1-2, 2012 - Harrisonburg, VA The Civil War 150 HistoryMobile is an interactive "museum on wheels" housed in a 53' expandable tractor-trailer. The HistoryMobile will be part of Harrisonburg's Court & Market... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, June 1
June 1, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| A Perfect Storm, the Gathering of Civil War Eagles
June 1-3, 2012 - Winchester, VA The events of 1862 will be discussed by the leaders who lived them as the Civil War Eagles engage each other in a unique interactive experience that brings each engagement to life. All sessions welcome audience participation and questions. Purchase tickets by calling 540-542-1145 or email... Read More Back to Top
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| Air, Land and Sea Tour
June 2, 2012 - Newport News, VA This program is a cooperative effort with the city of Newport News and The Mariners' Museum. Bus tour to include Lee Hall Mansion, Fort Huger, Fort Boykin and The Mariners' Museum focusing on the air, land and sea components of the 1862 Peninsula... Read More Back to Top
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| Court and Market Days, Civil War Era
June 2, 2012 - Harrisonburg, VA Court & Market Days is the first Saturday in June. Old friends from the 1850s gather together with the local farmers market to recreate the Court & Market Days of years past. From live performances to historic arts and music, this event is fun for the whole family. Enjoy music, fun and food in... Read More Back to Top
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| Battle of Cedar Creek Guided Driving Tour, June 2
June 2, 2012 - Middletown, VA A two-hour guided tour, using a car-caravan system (visitors follow the ranger's vehicle), which covers the Battle of Cedar Creek in a chronological fashion. It includes approximately 5 or 6 stops at the key landmarks associated with the battle. Tour is led by a National Park Service Ranger. Meet... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Firsts
June 3, 2012 - Dayton, VA Income tax, US Secret Service, Home delivery of mail - Irvin and Nancy Hess present a few of the many 'firsts' that came out of the American Civil War. Lecture free; Gallery visit... Read More Back to Top
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| 146th Annual Confederate Memorial Day Ceremony
June 6, 2012 - Winchester, VA The Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold the 146th Annual Confederate Memorial Day Ceremony to remember those who served in the Confederacy. Nearly 3,000 flags will be placed at the soldiers' graves. The ceremony will take place in the Stonewall Cemetery, a part... Read More Back to Top
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| Stonewalls Narrow Escape
June 7, 2012 - Dayton, VA Irvin Hess will speak on the surprise Federal cavalry raid at the village of Port Republic on the morning of June 8, 1862 that nearly led to the capture of General Thomas Stonewall Jackson. Free.... Read More Back to Top
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| 150 Years Ago, On This Day
June 8, 2012 - Port Republic, VA Car caravan tour of key battlefield sites led by National Park Service ranger Eric Campbell. Presented by Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park and Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. Tour will begin at Cross Keys-Mill Creek Ruritan Hall (Union Church site) in Cross Keys. 4... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, June 9
June 9-10, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| If This Valley Is Lost
June 9, 2012 - Port Republic, VA "If This Valley Is Lost": Remembering and Preserving the Legacy of Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign
Major regional Sesquicentennial program featuring historical talk, preservation announcement, artifact exhibit, living history, period music, youth program. Co-sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, June 9
June 9-10, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Kids Camp, June 2012
June 9, 2012 - Port Republic , VA An educational opportunity for children to spend time at an original battlefield site and experience the camp life of a Civil War soldier and learn about the civilian experience during the battle. Sponsored by the 10th Virginia Reenactors, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, and... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, June 15
June 15, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| The Seven Days Battles, A Civil War Van Tour
June 16, 2012 - Newport News, VA In June 1862, the Union Army was poised to capture Richmond. Tour Chickahominy Bluffs, Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines's Mill, Glendale, Malvern Hill, and other sites associated with Gen. Robert E. Lee's counterattack that drove the Federals back from the gates of the Confederate capital. All tours leave... Read More Back to Top
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| Rendezvous at Rectors Crossroads, June 16
June 16, 2012 - Atoka, VA The Gray Ghost Interpretive Group will present living history vignettes at "Ground Zero" of Mosby's guerilla operation, Rector's Crossroads (Atoka), including tours of the Caleb Rector House, tours of the village, tours of the cavalry battle at Rector's Crossroads on June 21, 1863, and a walking... Read More Back to Top
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| Grand Caverns Heritage Day
June 16, 2012 - Grottoes, VA We will be celebrating our rich heritage and the finale events of Stonewalls Valley Campaign with re-enactors, crafts and demonstrations, childrens activities, History Mobile, candlelight tour and Grand Ball inside caverns. Daytime festival events free, candle light tour and ball $25 / person;... Read More Back to Top
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| Potomac River Blockade Boat Tours and Lunch, June 16
June 16, 2012 - Dumfries, VA Cruise along the Potomac River shoreline and view sites that were critical to the Confederate forces' successful blockade of Washington D.C. from September 1861 through March 1862. Local historians will discuss the significance of the blockade, gun batteries and camps that supported the Confederate... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Middletown, June 16
June 16, 2012 - Middletown, VA Re-live the history of Middletown from a civilian's point-of-view, and experience the stirring events that took place during the Civil War. Call 540-868-9176 to make reservations, and meet the National Park Service guide at 2325 First Street. FREE. Tour is offered the third Saturday of the month,... Read More Back to Top
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| Fireside Stories at Ben Lomond, Seven Days!
June 21, 2012 - Manassas, VA In the early summer of 1862, it looked like the Confederacy was on its last leg. However, newly appointed General of the Army of Northern Virginia, Robert E. Lee, changed that in seven bloody days in late June and early July. Join local historians to learn how this campaign changed Prince William... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Weekend, Tour of Mary Greenhow Lees neighborhood
June 23, 2012 - Winchester, VA Tour begins at Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, 415 N. Braddock Street, Winchester
The journal of Mary Greenhow Lee provides a fascinating and compelling story about daily life in Winchester, VA during the American Civil War. Take a walking tour of Mary Greenhow Lee's neighborhood. "The... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, June 23
June 23-24, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, June 23
June 23-24, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Winchester Frederick County Civil War Weekend
June 23-24, 2012 - Winchester, VA Civil War Weekend is a special annual event that offers rare opportunities to see many sites as they may have looked at the time of the war. This year, Civil War sites throughout the Winchester and Frederick County area will once again join together to provide unique opportunities to experience the... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Stephens City, June 23
June 23, 2012 - Stephens City, VA Discover the people who lived in Stephens City and the stirring events that shaped their lives as the Civil War raged in and around the town during 1861-1865. Reservations required by calling 540-869-1700, $5 per person, meet your guide at the Newtown History Center, 5408 Main Street, Stephens... Read More Back to Top
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| Fort Ward Civil War Kids Camp
June 25-29, 2012 - Alexandria, VA This week of fun and learning at Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site introduces children ages 8 through 12 to life during the Civil War. Activities include drilling, craft projects, Civil War food and music, visits by reenactors, nineteenth-century games, lessons on Civil War flags and setting up... Read More Back to Top
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| Lecture, September Suspense, the Union Uncertain
- Manassas, VA Civil War historian and author Dennis Frye will take us through the Campaign of 1862 from Harpers Ferry through the battle of Sharpsburg / Antietam. Dennis will introduce his newest published work on this subject and will hopefully have copies available at the lecture. Admission is free,... Read More Back to Top
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July 2012| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, July 6
July 6, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Sesquicentennial Race, A Civil War Scavenger Hunt
July 7, 2012 - Winchester, VA How many Civil War sites can you find in Winchester and the surrounding area? Two-person teams will receive clues and then scour the area on foot. Take a photo of you and your teammate at each site to receive points. Highest score wins! Call it a Civil War Scavenger Hunt! Race distances may vary... Read More Back to Top
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| Battle of Cedar Creek Guided Driving Tour, July 7
July 7, 2012 - Middletown, VA A two-hour guided tour, using a car-caravan system (visitors follow the ranger's vehicle), which covers the Battle of Cedar Creek in a chronological fashion. It includes approximately 5 or 6 stops at the key landmarks associated with the battle. Tour is led by a National Park Service Ranger. Meet... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, July 14
July 14-15, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, July 14
July 14-15, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Basic Civil War Camp, July
July 16-20, 2012 - Bristow, VA Children will participate in activities designed to develop a better understanding of soldier life during the American Civil War. Activities include "Enlist in Virginia's Army", "Life in Camp," "Infantry Drill," "Did Civil War Soldiers Really Eat that Stuff?", "Civil War Medicine" and a field trip... Read More Back to Top
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| James River Camp I (ages 7 to 12)
July 19, 2012 - Chester, VA Join an environmental and conservation camp on the James River. Participate in identifying plants and animals of the River, their uses by historical peoples and how to conserve the area today. Learn to kayak and take a boat trip up the James River to see eagles and egrets and 400 years of... Read More Back to Top
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| Fireside Stories at Ben Lomond, Forgotten General, E. K. Smith
July 19, 2012 - Manassas, VA Nearly 150 years ago, General Edmund Kirby Smith led the first Confederate invasion of the autumn counter-offensive. From 1st Manassas (where he was wounded and carried to Ben Lomond) to leading the first Confederate army into Kentucky to eventually overseeing the Confederate war-effort West of... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, July 20
July 20, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| Potomac River Blockade Boat Tours and Lunch, July 21
July 21, 2012 - Dumfries, VA Cruise along the Potomac River shoreline and view sites that were critical to the Confederate forces' successful blockade of Washington D.C. from September 1861 through March 1862. Local historians will discuss the significance of the blockade, gun batteries and camps that supported the Confederate... Read More Back to Top
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| The Civil War in Virginia, Surviving War, Lynchburg Museum
July 21 - October 18, 2012 - Lynchburg, VA The experience of the Virginia home front is emphasized in An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia - Surviving War. Traveling to eight Virginia museums between 2011 and 2015, this 1,500 square foot gallery exhibition features more than 100 objects and six state-of-the-art audiovisual... Read More Back to Top
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| Stuarts Ride Around McClellan, A Civil War Van Tour
July 21, 2011 - Newport News, VA Explore the route of J.E.B. Stuart's famed ride around Maj. Gen. George McClellan's Army of the Potomac with historian J. Michael Moore. All tours leave from Lee Hall Mansion. Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early. Bring a bag lunch, drink, and small cooler. You will be walking a lot. Wear... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Middletown, July 21
July 21, 2012 - Middletown, VA Re-live the history of Middletown from a civilian's point-of-view, and experience the stirring events that took place during the Civil War. Call 540-868-9176 to make reservations, and meet the National Park Service guide at 2325 First Street. FREE. Tour is offered the third Saturday of the month,... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, July 28
July 28-29, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Rendezvous at Rectors Crossroads, July 28
July 28, 2012 - Atoka, VA The Gray Ghost Interpretive Group will present living history vignettes at "Ground Zero" of Mosby's guerilla operation, Rector's Crossroads (Atoka), including tours of the Caleb Rector House, tours of the village, tours of the cavalry battle at Rector's Crossroads on June 21, 1863, and a walking... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, July 28
July 28-29, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Stephens City, July 28
July 28, 2012 - Stephens City, VA Discover the people who lived in Stephens City and the stirring events that shaped their lives as the Civil War raged in and around the town during 1861-1865. Reservations required by calling 540-869-1700, $5 per person, meet your guide at the Newtown History Center, 5408 Main Street, Stephens... Read More Back to Top
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August 2012| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, Aug. 3
August 3, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| 150th Battle of 2nd Manassas, Bull Run
August 3-5, 2012 - Middletown, VA Commemoration of Lee's great victory held on the original grounds of the Battle of Cedar Creek in Middletown, VA. Battle of Brawner's Farm on Friday evening. Battles on Saturday and Sunday. Military, civilian, and living history camps. Sutlers, food vendors, educational demonstrations and programs,... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Culpeper
August 4, 2012 - Culpeper, VA This Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Culpeper conducted by Virginia Morton, author of "Marching Through Culpeper," will include locations in the book and stage production. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for those under 18. Reservations recommended vamorton@comcast.net. Proceeds to benefit the... Read More Back to Top
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| Battle of Cedar Creek Guided Driving Tour, Aug. 4
August 4, 2012 - Middletown, VA A two-hour guided tour, using a car-caravan system (visitors follow the ranger's vehicle), which covers the Battle of Cedar Creek in a chronological fashion. It includes approximately 5 or 6 stops at the key landmarks associated with the battle. Tour is led by a National Park Service Ranger. Meet... Read More Back to Top
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| Basic Civil War Camp, August
August 6-10, 2012 - Bristow, VA Children will participate in activities designed to develop a better understanding of soldier life during the American Civil War. Activities include "Enlist in Virginia's Army", "Life in Camp," "Infantry Drill," "Did Civil War Soldiers Really Eat that Stuff?", "Civil War Medicine" and a field trip... Read More Back to Top
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| James River Camp II (ages 7 to 12)
August 9, 2012 - Chester, VA Interactive river programs emphasize how people used the river in the past. Work with how the course of the river changed during the Civil War as the Dutch Gap was created. A historic pontoon boat tour of the James River is included. Registration required. $40/$30... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, August 11-12
August 11-12, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Living History Tour of Downtown Culpeper
August 11, 2012 - Culpeper, VA Living History Walking Tour in downtown Culpeper, VA with first person interpretations by A. P. Hill, Clara Barton, Jeb Stuart and staff, Frank Stringfellow, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, plus the African-American perspective will be presented through songs. Sponsored by the Museum of Culpeper... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, Aug. 11
August 11-12, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Montpelier Summer Civil War Weekend
August 17-18, 2012 - Montpelier Station, VA Visit Montpelier for a weekend of skirmishes, dress parades, and Civil War history, where General Samuel McGowan's South Carolinians encamped during the winter of 1863-1864. Watch re-enactors use Civil War-era tools and techniques to rebuild the huts once occupied by McGowan's troops. Also, tour... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, Aug. 17
August 17, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| Potomac River Blockade Boat Tours and Lunch, August 18
August 18, 2012 - Dumfries, VA Cruise along the Potomac River shoreline and view sites that were critical to the Confederate forces' successful blockade of Washington D.C. from September 1861 through March 1862. Local historians will discuss the significance of the blockade, gun batteries and camps that supported the Confederate... Read More Back to Top
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| The Blue and The Gray in Orange
August 18, 2012 - Orange, VA Picturesque Orange, Virginia is the perfect backdrop for our commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the battle on Main Street in Orange on August 2, 1862. The Orange County Sesquicentennial Committee would like to invite everyone to a parade, encampments, drill deomonstrations and living... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Middletown, Aug. 18
August 18, 2012 - Middletown, VA Re-live the history of Middletown from a civilian's point-of-view, and experience the stirring events that took place during the Civil War. Call 540-868-9176 to make reservations, and meet the National Park Service guide at 2325 First Street. FREE. Tour is offered the third Saturday of the month,... Read More Back to Top
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| Advanced Civil War Camp
August 20-24, 2012 - Bristow, VA Children will participate in activities built on fundamentals that they learned during the Basic Civil War Summer Camp (see July 16- 20, August 6-10 ). Participants will drill their peers, learn an artillery drill, explore non commissioned officers’ administrative responsibilities, spend a day... Read More Back to Top
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| 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Kettle Run Luminary
August 25, 2012 - Bristow, VA On August 27, 1862, Federal and Confederate soldiers fought at Bristoe Station. While not as large as Second Manassas, the Battle of Kettle Run was just as deadly for the soldiers involved and just as devastating for the families. The units that fought at Bristoe suffered heavy casualties. Join... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, August 25-26
August 25-26, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, Aug. 25
August 25-26, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Stephens City, Aug. 25
August 25, 2012 - Stephens City, VA Discover the people who lived in Stephens City and the stirring events that shaped their lives as the Civil War raged in and around the town during 1861-1865. Reservations required by calling 540-869-1700, $5 per person, meet your guide at the Newtown History Center, 5408 Main Street, Stephens... Read More Back to Top
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September 2012| Battle of Cedar Creek Guided Driving Tour, Sept. 1
September 1, 2012 - Middletown, VA A two-hour guided tour, using a car-caravan system (visitors follow the ranger's vehicle), which covers the Battle of Cedar Creek in a chronological fashion. It includes approximately 5 or 6 stops at the key landmarks associated with the battle. Tour is led by a National Park Service Ranger. Meet... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, Sept. 7
September 7, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, September 8-9
September 8-9, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| The Deadliest Enemy
September 8, 2012 - Manassas, VA During the quiet winter of 1861-62, men were still dying long after the Battle of First Manassas. Disease killed more Civil War soldiers than combat and both armies were especially hard hit during the first years of the war. Please join staff for a guided tour about the Civil War soldiers'... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, Sept. 8
September 8-9, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Drums Alive!, Civil War Drummers
September 15, 2012 - Smithfield, VA The Isle of Wight County Museum will present a special kids program. Through crafts and hands-on activities, participants will learn of the importance of drummers during the Civil War. An integral part of the unit, the drummer established communications, kept order among the units and beat cadence... Read More Back to Top
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| Potomac River Blockade Boat Tours and Lunch, September 15
September 15, 2012 - Dumfries, VA Cruise along the Potomac River shoreline and view sites that were critical to the Confederate forces' successful blockade of Washington D.C. from September 1861 through March 1862. Local historians will discuss the significance of the blockade, gun batteries and camps that supported the Confederate... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Middletown, Sept. 15
September 15, 2012 - Middletown, VA Re-live the history of Middletown from a civilian's point-of-view, and experience the stirring events that took place during the Civil War. Call 540-868-9176 to make reservations, and meet the National Park Service guide at 2325 First Street. FREE. Tour is offered the third Saturday of the month,... Read More Back to Top
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| Fireside Stories at Ben Lomond, Battle of Shepherdstown
September 20, 2012 - Manassas, VA 150 years ago, the Battle of Shepherdstown was fought at the end of the Maryland invasion. This contentious engagement showed some of the flaws in certain officers that Lee decided to keep in his Army and the disastrous strategy of the Federal officers to recruit whole new regiments rather than... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, Sept. 21
September 21, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, September 22-23
September 22-23, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Rendezvous at Rectors Crossroads, Sept. 22
September 22, 2012 - Atoka, VA The Gray Ghost Interpretive Group will present living history vignettes at "Ground Zero" of Mosby's guerilla operation, Rector's Crossroads (Atoka), including tours of the Caleb Rector House, tours of the village, tours of the cavalry battle at Rector's Crossroads on June 21, 1863, and a walking... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, Sept. 22
September 22-23, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Stephens City, Sept. 22
September 22, 2012 - Stephens City, VA Discover the people who lived in Stephens City and the stirring events that shaped their lives as the Civil War raged in and around the town during 1861-1865. Reservations required by calling 540-869-1700, $5 per person, meet your guide at the Newtown History Center, 5408 Main Street, Stephens... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Lecture Series, The U.S.S. Monitor
September 24, 2012 - Smithfield, VA The U.S.S. Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy during the Civil War. Her participation in the Battle of Hampton Roads with C.S.S. Virginia marked a new age of naval warfare. The Isle of Wight Museum will host Historian Anna Holloway as she discusses this... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station, Camp Jones Cemetery Commemoration
September 29, 2012 - Bristow, VA We will be commemorating the death and burial of nearly 1,000 soldiers during the fall of 1861 at Camp Jones located at Bristoe Station. This fall marks the 151st anniversary of the establishment of Camp Jones and the creation of the 10th Alabama Cemetery. Wreath lying ceremony at 10 a.m. with... Read More Back to Top
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October 2012| Waterford Fair
October 5-7, 2012 - Waterford, VA Waterford Fair, featuring a Sesquicentennial exhibit focused on the events of 1862, Civil War encampments, return of the Loudoun Virginia Rangers, and the skirmish at the Waterford Baptist... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, October 5
October 5, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| Battle of Cedar Creek Guided Driving Tour, Oct. 6
October 6, 2012 - Middletown, VA A two-hour guided tour, using a car-caravan system (visitors follow the ranger's vehicle), which covers the Battle of Cedar Creek in a chronological fashion. It includes approximately 5 or 6 stops at the key landmarks associated with the battle. Tour is led by a National Park Service Ranger. Meet... Read More Back to Top
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| Living History Weekend
October 8-9, 2012 - Appomattox, VA This year's livnig history weekend will highlight the role of U.S. Colored Troops and African-Americans in the war. Re-enactors will demonstrate a variety of military and civilian activities all... Read More Back to Top
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| Mosby, Scout Along the Turnpike, Oct. 13
October 13, 2012 - Aldie, VA Members of the Gray Ghost Interpretive Group will interpret guerilla warfare between Mosby's Rangers and Federal forces at three sites along historic Route 50 - Mt. Zion Church, Aldie Mill, and the Caleb Rector House in... Read More Back to Top
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| 149th Anniversary of the Battle of Bristoe Station Tours
October 13, 2012 - Bristow, VA On October 14, 1863, Federal and Confederate forces met once again at Bristoe Station. Join local historians for an in-depth tour of the battle which ended General Robert E. Lee’s last offensive of the war. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. No pets please. Tours begin on... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, October 13-14
October 13-14, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, Oct. 13
October 13-14, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, Oct. 19
October 19, 2012 - Winchester, VA Experience the Civil War as a civilian in Old Town Winchester! Learn about the citizens and the events that took place in Winchester during that stirring period of time. Make your reservation by calling 540-542-1326, and meet your guide at 2 N. Cameron Street. $5 per person, payable to your guide.... Read More Back to Top
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| Potomac River Blockade Boat Tours and Lunch, October 20
October 20, 2012 - Dumfries, VA Cruise along the Potomac River shoreline and view sites that were critical to the Confederate forces' successful blockade of Washington D.C. from September 1861 through March 1862. Local historians will discuss the significance of the blockade, gun batteries and camps that supported the Confederate... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Middletown, Oct. 20
October 20, 2012 - Middletown, VA Re-live the history of Middletown from a civilian's point-of-view, and experience the stirring events that took place during the Civil War. Call 540-868-9176 to make reservations, and meet the National Park Service guide at 2325 First Street. FREE. Tour is offered the third Saturday of the month,... Read More Back to Top
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| Civil War Commemoration Weekend at Belle Grove Plantation
October 20-21, 2012 - Middletown, VA Belle Grove Plantation is interpreted to the 1860s as we commemorate the 1864 Battle of Belle Grove or Cedar Creek. The house is occupied by costumed interpreters, who demonstrate life on the homefront during the Civil War. Meanwhile, the historic grounds are inhabited by an encampment of... Read More Back to Top
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| 148th Cedar Creek Weekend at Cedar Creek Battlefield
October 20-21, 2012 - Middletown, VA Annual commemoration of one of the last major engagements in the Shenandoah Valley. School Day on Friday. Battles on Saturday and Sunday; new scenarios this year! Military, civilian, and living history camps. Sutlers, food vendors, educational demonstrations and programs, Sunday church services,... Read More Back to Top
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| Historic Spirits of Ben Lomond
October 26-27, 2012 - Manassas, VA Ben Lomond has a diverse history from being a Civil War hospital to the home of countless slaves. Today, many local residents claim that the house and grounds are haunted by spirits from the past. Come experience a unique opportunity to tour the house and grounds by candlelight, meet several... Read More Back to Top
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| Bristoe Station Battlefield Guided Tours, October 27-28
October 27-28, 2012 - Bristow, VA Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3 pm. ... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Tours of the Pritchard House, Oct. 27
October 27-28, 2012 - Winchester, VA Each second and fourth weekend May through October, Kernstown Battlefield Association offers guided tours of the 1854 Pritchard House where the family of Samuel and Helen Pritchard huddled in the cellar waiting for quiet to return to their farm. Admission to the battlefield is free, tours of the... Read More Back to Top
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| Guided Civil War Walking Tour of Stephens City, Oct. 27
October 27, 2012 - Stephens City, VA Discover the people who lived in Stephens City and the stirring events that shaped their lives as the Civil War raged in and around the town during 1861-1865. Reservations required by calling 540-869-1700, $5 per person, meet your guide at the Newtown History Center, 5408 Main Street, Stephens... Read More Back to Top
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November 2012December 2012| Candlelight and Daytime Holiday Tours
December 1-30, 2012 - Middletown, VA Each year, throughout the month of December, Belle Grove invites you to enjoy the magic of an old-time Shenandoah Valley Christmas. The plantation house is beautifully decorated for the holidays by area garden clubs, much as it would have been when its original residents occupied it. For more... Read More Back to Top
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| The Civil War in Virginia, Surviving War, Hampton History Museum
December 29, 2012 - April 28, 2013 - Hampton, VA The experience of the Virginia home front is emphasized in An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia - Surviving War. Traveling to eight Virginia museums between 2011 and 2015, this 1,500 square foot gallery exhibition features more than 100 objects and six state-of-the-art audiovisual... Read More Back to Top
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January 2013| The Civil War in Virginia, Waging War, The Lynchburg Museum
January 12 - May 5, 2013 - Lynchburg, VA The experience of the Virginia battlefront is emphasized in An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia – Waging War. Traveling to eight Virginia museums between 2011 and 2015, this 1,500 square foot gallery exhibition features more than 100 objects and nine state-of-the-art audiovisual... Read More Back to Top
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June 2013January 2014August 2014| The Civil War in Virginia, Waging War, William King Museum
August 9, 2014 - February 1, 2015 - Abingdon, VA The experience of the Virginia battlefront is emphasized in An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia – Waging War. Traveling to eight Virginia museums between 2011 and 2015, this 1,500 square foot gallery exhibition features more than 100 objects and nine state-of-the-art audiovisual... Read More Back to Top
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