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Petersburg Battlefields Foundation

Phone (434)632-1552
Email info@petebattlefields.org
Website https://www.petebattlefields.org
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  • Revolutionary Petersburg and the Marquis de Lafayette, America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman

    Petersburg Public Library 201 W. Washington Street, Petersburg, VA, United States

    Join us as we commemorate the bicentennial of the 1824 Farewell Tour visit to Petersburg of the American Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette. Events are taking place in late October, mainly on Saturday, October 26 and Tuesday, October 29. Come celebrate local history and America 250 with a variety of unique, once-in-a-lifetime events […]

    $10 – $24

  • DRIVING TOUR: The Battle of Burgess’ Mill

    West End Baptist Church 6506 Boydton Plank Road, North Dinwiddie, VA

    Join us for this Civil War educational caravan driving tour covering the Battle of Burgess’ Mill that occurred in October 1864 as part of Grant’s Sixth Offensive in the Petersburg Campaign. The Battle was also known as the Battle of Boydton Plank Road and/or The First Battle of Hatcher’s Run. This tour will feature four […]

    $30

  • SYMPOSIUM – Why Did War Come to Petersburg?

    Union Train Station 103 River Street, Petersburg, United States

    Join the Petersburg Battlefields Foundation (PBF) at Petersburg’s historic Union Station for our first symposium in honor of our 10th anniversary! Petersburg was a supply and industrial center resting on the south bank of the Appomattox River at the fall line. It was a very strategic location for the armies in the Revolutionary War and […]

    $40

  • DRIVING TOUR: The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House – 160th Anniversary

    Historic Dinwiddie Courthouse 14101 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie, VA, United States

    Join the Petersburg Battlefields Foundation (PBF) for this Civil War educational caravan driving tour covering the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House. This battle is part of Grant’s Ninth and final Offensive of the Petersburg Campaign. The tour will feature seven stops putting you right on the grounds over which the battle was fought. Stops will […]

    $35

  • Believed They Would Capture the Whole Brigade – FREE Sunset Walking Tour

    Flank Road Athletic Field, 1555 Flank Road, Petersburg, 23805 1155 Flank Road, Petersburg, VA, United States

    Join us to learn about Weisiger’s Virginia Brigade during the Second Battle for the Weldon Railroad. After a successful flank attack by Mahone’s improvised division on August 19, 1864, Weisiger’s brigade faced the imminent threat of being surrounded by Union reinforcements from the IX Corps. Discover whether Weisiger’s rearguard was able to hold long enough […]

    FREE

  • Creating a Park on a Battlefield – FREE Sunset Walking Tour

    Petersburg Natoinal Battlefield 5001 Siege Road, Prince George, VA, United States

    Join us to explore the transformative historical eras and the people who have shaped this land into a park, from the time before and during the Civil War to the present and into the future. This will involve a caravan driving tour through the Eastern Front. This SUNSET TOUR is a free & family-friendly program […]

    FREE

  • DRIVING TOUR: Hidden in Plain Sight – Part Deux

    Petersburg Natoinal Battlefield 5001 Siege Road, Prince George, VA, United States

    Join the Petersburg Battlefields Foundation (PBF) for this Civil War educational caravan driving tour highlighting unique sites within the Eastern Front of the Petersburg National Battlefield that you may not have noticed before. David Lowe, Phil Shiman, and Julia Steele, who call themselves “The Petersburg Project”, have been researching, studying, revealing, and verifying unique features […]

    $30

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