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Special Event
Event
Bus Tour - "Retreat from Richmond, Advance to Emancipation: How Richmond’s Battles Changed the Purpose of the Civil War"
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Time:
1:00 PM
Duration:
3 hours
Type of Event
Bus Tour
Guided Tour
Description
This free, three hour bus tour will visit sites of 1862 and 1864 battles near Richmond, where a free black community stood in the path of contending armies, where fourteen African American soldiers earned the Medal of Honor in assaulting Richmond’s defenses, and where the fights for the Confederate Capital altered the course of the Civil War, transforming it from a war to preserve the Union into a war to end slavery.
More information
Reservation or Registration: Yes
Space is limited, and reservations are required. Please contact Nathan Hall at nathan_hall@nps.gov to reserve your place on the tour.
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NPS photo, Susan Robertson