Event
19th Corps Trenches
This event has already occurred. This page is provided for reference only.
Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 39.021468, -78.304217
Park at the Belle Grove Welcome Center and meet across the street at the entrance to the 19th Corps Trails.
Repeating Event
Days:
Every week on Friday
Dates:
May 10, 2024 to May 24, 2024
Time:
2:30 PM
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Walk
The walk may last 90 minutes to two hours.
Description
A park ranger leads a woodland walk along Civil War trenches preserved by the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation and Belle Grove Plantation. A Confederate surprise attack overran the US 19th Corps in the early morning of October 19, 1864.
Park at the Belle Grove Welcome Center and meet across the street at the entrance to the 19th Corps Trails. The walk is about three miles round trip to the 128th New York Monument and back to Belle Grove. The trail has some moderate slopes.
Reservation or Registration: No
Image Gallery
NPS Photo
Tags:
ranger-led
civil war