Civil War Petersburg

Join historian A. Wilson Greens on a tour of wartime Petersburg, the focus of the longest sustained military campaign of the civil War during 1864-1865 as the armies of Robert E. Lee ans Ulysses S. Grant clashed in a series of battles that led directly to Appomattox. Visit the battlefield that determined the city's fate, such as the infamous Crater, a section of Petersburg National Battlefield.

Enjoy a guided tour of the battlefield at Pamplin Historical Park, the location of the breakthrough battle that broke the Confederate line. After a buffet lunch, tour the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, a winner of national and international awards for excellence. Continue on a guided windshield tour of the streets of Historic Petersburg and Visit Blandford Church and Cemetery, used as a field hospital during the siege. The church is well know for the exquisite Tiffany stained glass windows donated by the Ladies Memorial Association from 1901-1912 as a shrine to the South's "Lost Cause."

Cost: $120; $95 for Museum Members. To register or for more information, call (757)591-5123 or e-mail travel@MarinersMuseum.org