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Petersburg National Battlefield
Guided Tours
 

Daily Programs - Summer, 2009 (May 30-Aug. 2)

General Grant's Headquarters at City Point:

    City Point Currents: 11:00-11:30 a.m.

Eastern Front Unit (Main Unit):

  Caravan Tours: 10:00-11:15, 2:30-3:45 p.m.

  Battle of the Crater: 11:30, 1:00, & 4:00 p.m.

Poplar Grove National Cemetery:

  This Hallowed Ground: 10:00-10:30, 2:30-3:00 p.m.

Five Forks Battlefield:

  Death of the Confederacy: 3:00-3:30 p.m.

 

Programs subject to change due to weather or staffing issues.

 

The Crater in Petersburg  

Did You Know?
The 4th Division of the Union 9th Corps lost 209 men killed and wounded at the Battle of the Crater. Poplar Grove National Cemetery is the resting spot for 331 United States Colored Troops. Most of these men are unidentified burials from the Crater battlefield. (Petersburg Nat'l Battlefield)

Last Updated: May 30, 2009 at 16:19 EST