Event
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Multiple Days: 06/04/2016, 06/05/2016
Location:
Cold Harbor Battlefield, 5515 Anderson-Wright Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23111,
Fee Information: Free
Contact Name: Bert Dunkerly
Contact Email: E-Mail Us
Contact Phone Number: 804-226-5028
During two weeks in late May and early June, 1864, the armies fought one of the largest battles of the war at Cold Harbor. Join us as we offer ranger-guided walking tours through the battlefield, and offer living history programs with re-enactors. Learn about Civil War artillery, infantry tactics, camp life, medical care, and more.
Saturday:
10 am: "Commemorating Cold Harbor: Preservation of the Battlefield" Ranger Tour
11 am: Artillery & Rifle Demonstration
Noon: "June 1st at Cold Harbor" Ranger Tour
1 pm: Artillery & Rifle Demonstration
2 pm: Medicine on the Battlefield Program
3 pm: Artillery & Rifle Demonstration
4 pm: Medicine on the Battlefield Program
8 pm: Civil War Musical Concert
8:30 pm Candlelight Tours Begin (departing every ten minutes)
Sunday:
10 am: "Grant's Greatest Regret" Ranger Tour (lasts 1.5 hours)
11 am: Artillery & Rifle Demonstration
Noon: Medicine on the Battlefield Program
1 pm: Artillery & Rifle Demonstration
2 pm: Medicine on the Battlefield Program
3 pm: "Grant's Greatest Regret" Ranger Tour (1.5 hours)
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