General Grant Will re-create His City Point Headquarters During the Petersburg Campaign on Saturday/Sunday, June 17-18th, Instant

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When:
June 17, 2017 @ 22:00 – June 18, 2017 @ 16:00
2017-06-17T22:00:00-05:00
2017-06-18T16:00:00-05:00
Where:
City Point, Petersburg National Battlefield
1001 Pecan Ave
Hopewell, VA 23860
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Aaron Rowland
804-458-9504

General Grant is pleased to announce that he will re-create his 1864-65 Headquarters at City Point, Virginia, on the weekend of June 17-18th, Instant.

The General will be joined by his wife Julia, members of his command staff, detachments of Engineers and Intelligence units, as well as President and Mrs. Lincoln. They all welcome visitors and urge all who may be able to attend to come and see the City Point Headquarters.

Please come and see your History as you enjoy your National Park!

Details

Saturday – June 17th
City Point Unit – General Grant and staff reenactors occupy City Point – All dayEastern Front
Opening Assaults Tours (90 minutes): 10:30am; 12:00pm; 2:00pm; 3:30pm
Confederate reenactors occupying Battery 5(Tour Stop 1) – All day
Bugling Demonstrations (Tour Stop 1) – All day
1:00pm – Author Diane Smith discusses her book on Chamberlain’s charge at Fort Hell.Sunday – June 18th
City Point Unit – General Grant and staff reenactors occupy City Point – All dayEastern Front
Opening Assault Tours (90 minutes): 10:30am; 1:00pm
Confederate reenactors occupying Battery 5 (Tour Stop 1) – 9:00am to 1:00pm
Bugling demonstrations – All day
3:00pm – Charge of the First Maine Heavy Artillery
1:00pm – 4:00pm – Artillery firing demonstrations at Tour Stop #5Poplar Grove National Cemetery
10:00am – Marble Men (walk at Poplar Grove National Cemetery)
11:30am – A Story in Stone – The Rehabilitation of Poplar Grove National Cemetery
1:00pm – Marble Men (walk at Poplar Grove National Cemetery)
3:00pm – A Story in Stone – The Rehabilitation of Poplar Grove National Cemetery See More

Should more information be desired, please contact:

City Point at Signal Corps #:804-458-9504 or 804- 732-3531.  You may E-telegraph the Ranger coordinating, Aaron Rowland, at:  aaron_rowland @nps.gov

General Grant hopes to see you there in History!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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