Special Event

Event

United States Colored Troops in the Civil War

Petersburg National Battlefield

Fee:

Free.

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Time:

11:00 AM

Duration:

30 minutes

Type of Event

Talk

Description

(Begins at tour stop 8 parking lot)

Intern Patrick Powe will discuss why United States Colored Troops were important in the Union Army’s effort to defeat the Confederacy and the role the Black troops played during the Siege of Petersburg including the Battle of the Crater.

Reservation or Registration: No