News Release

Volunteers Needed at Petersburg National Battlefield for “Park Day”

Park Day 2018

NPS

News Release Date: March 10, 2022

Contact: Ann Blumenschine, 804-732-3531, ext. 203,

On Saturday, April 9, Petersburg National Battlefield will participate in the Civil War Trust’s annual Park Day. People interested in registering as a volunteer to help maintain the site where the longest event of the Civil War occurred can contact Volunteer Coordinator Ann Blumenschine at [phone] ext. 203 or by e-mail. Registered volunteers should plan to meet in the parking lot of the Eastern Front Visitor Center at 8:30 am. Work will commence at approximately 9:00 am and end at about 12:00 pm. Registered volunteers are encouraged to bring work gloves, wear weather appropriate dress and bring a refillable water bottle.

About Park Day
Civil War Trust created Park Day in 1996 and each year thousands of people volunteer in what the organization calls, “a hands-on preservation event to help Civil War battlefields and historic sites take on maintenance projects large and small”. Approximately 100 sites from coast to coast have signed up to participate this year. For more information about “Park Day” visit the Civil War Trust’s web site at  American Battlefield Trust (battlefields.org) Park Day.

If you go
The Eastern Front Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield, located at 5001 Siege Road in Petersburg, Virginia, is the location where Union troops made their first major attacks on the City of Petersburg in mid-June, 1864. Today, visitors can learn more about the history of the site by touring the museum or travelling the Unit’s four mile, 7 stop tour road. There are also ten miles of nature trails suitable for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding. For more information, please call [phone] ext. 200.