Wednesday, May 1 (7:00 pm) – Saturday, May 4 2019 (5:00pm)
Led by: A. Wilson “Will” Greene
HQ: Colonial Heights, Virginia
Tour Registration: $495.00
With the release of A. Wilson Greene’s A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg Volume 1, America’s History LLC is proud to offer a companion tour led by the author. Will Greene’s book covers the Petersburg Campaign from its inception on June 15 through the Battle of the Crater. This period entails the first three Union offensives against the Cockade City and will roughly coincide with the outline of the tour.
The First Offensive, June 15-18, involved wide-ranging attacks that pushed back two Confederate defense lines. On Day 1 our tour will cover those four bitter days of fighting, including the preliminary engagement at Baylor’s Farm. Prepare for extensive walking through seldom seen portions of Petersburg National Battlefield, far removed from the tour road.
The Second Offensive, June 22-24, encompassed movements across the Jerusalem Plank Road toward the Petersburg (& Weldon) Railroad. Little of this ground is preserved, but we will make a couple of stops to explain the course of the combat. The bulk of our second day will be spent following the massive Wilson-Kautz cavalry raid, including visits to battlefields at Staunton River Bridge, Sappony Church, and Reams Station.
The Third Offensive unfolded on both sides of the James River. The First Deep Bottom operation north of the James preceded the infamous Battle of the Crater, both of which we will visit on Day 3.
Parts of the tour will involve a good deal of walking, some of which is off trails, so attendees who wish to participate in all of the tour stops should be prepared with the appropriate footwear.
What’s included: motor coach transportation, three lunches, beverage and snack breaks, a map and materials package, all admissions and gratuities, and the services of an experienced tour guide and historian. Tour participants are responsible for transportation to the headquarters hotel, and securing a room reservation, if necessary. Dinner is on your own. Tour goes out rain or shine. Please see our policy page for information about cancellations
Hotel: We have arranged with the headquarters hotel for a group rate of $119.00 per night plus tax (double or single occupancy) which includes a complimentary hot and cold buffet breakfast. Our headquarters hotel will be the Hampton Inn and Suites—Southpark Mall, 403 East Roslyn Road, Colonial Heights, VA 23834. To make a reservation, please call the hotel at 804-520-7333 and mention America’s History’s group rate. This rate is guaranteed until April 1, 2019. If you have any problems, please contact Bruce Venter at 703-785-4373.
Our Tour Guide/Historian: A. Wilson Greene was executive director of the Pamplin Historical Park and a very popular leader of Civil War tours for our company. In his early career, Will was a historian at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Military Park. He is the author of more than 20 published works on Civil War military history, including Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign: Breaking the Backbone of the Rebellion. His newest book, A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg, was published in 2018 by the University of New Carolina Press as the first volume of a trilogy of the Petersburg campaign.
Register Online: $495.00
Register by phone, e-mail or postal mail:
- Phone: 1-703-785-4373
- Email us at: info@AmericasHistoryLLC.com
- Postal mail: America’s History LLC, P. O. Box 1076, Goochland, VA 23063
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