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Petersburg National Battlefield
Park Fun

park fun includes:

Soldier Life
Pictionary
 
 
So you want to learn about the Civil War?

Can you imagine spending almost ten months of the Civil War fighting in one area? Why were the soldiers here for so long? How did they pass their days? What was it like living in the trenches around Petersburg?

Through Soldier Life and Pictionary examine the lives, the uniforms and the equipment  of Civil War soldiers who traveled on foot, fought on horseback, or fired a cannon.




 
Jumonville Glen  

Did You Know?
Captain Louis Coulon de Villiers led the French attack on Fort Necessity. He was the brother of Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville, who was killed five weeks earlier by the British. Before reaching Fort Necessity, the French stopped where Jumonville was killed. De Villiers said he wanted vengeance.

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