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Pamplin Historical Park historians are available
for custom itineraries of many Civil War battlefields--from
Gettysburg to Vicksburg! The Park specializes in multi-day
tours and unique itineraries to fit individual needs. Email
our Marketing Department
or call 877-726-7546 to inquire about rates and availability.
However, if you prefer to follow suggested itineraries, the
Park has identified six tour options that can be altered to
your satisfaction.
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Descriptions:
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Appomattox Court House, Va. Federal
soldiers at the courthouse. |
Tour
1: Appomattox Campaign
Duration: 8 hours • Fee: $150, plus admission to Appomattox
Court House National Historical Park
Shrouded in darkness, the final campaign of the Army of Northern
Virginia began on April 2, 1865. After nine months in the trenches
of Petersburg and Richmond, Confederate forces were forced to
evacuate the capital. Lee planned to move southwest to unite
with General Joseph Johnston’s army in North Carolina.
You, along with a Pamplin Historical Park guide, will follow
in the footsteps of Lee’s army to Amelia Court House,
Jetersville, Sailor’s Creek, Farmville, and finally to
Appomattox Court House where the guns fell silent after four
years of Civil War. |
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2: Petersburg Campaign
Duration: 7 hours • Fee: $125, plus admission to Petersburg
National Battlefield
Unable to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond in the
spring of 1864, Union General Ulysses S. Grant set his sights
on the transportation center at Petersburg, the back door to
Richmond. From the first Federal assaults along the city’s
eastern defenses to its final shots at Fort Gregg, Pamplin Historical
Park historians lead you on a seven-hour journey to the famous,
and infamous, sites associated with the Civil War’s longest
military campaign. |
Generals Lee and McClellan |
Tour
3: Seven Days Campaign
Duration: 7 hours • Fee: $150
In June of 1862, 105,000 Union soldiers prepared to lay siege
to the Confederate capital of Richmond and end the year-old
Civil War. Seizing the initiative, newly appointed Confederate
commander Robert E. Lee lashed out at the Federals. Accompanied
by a Pamplin Historical Park historian, you will trace the steps,
and missteps, of Lee and McClellan to the battlefields of Mechanicsville,
Gaines’ Mill, Savage’s Station, White Oak Swamp,
Glendale, and Malvern Hill. |
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4: Pamplin Historical Park Tour
Duration: 3 hours • Fee: $75
Pamplin Historical Park historians tailor their tour to your
interests and offer insight into the life of the common Civil
War Soldier, antebellum Southern life and the effect of the
Civil War on civilians, and the events surrounding the climactic
battle of the Petersburg Campaign on April 2, 1865. This tour
includes four historic homes, three museum exhibits, demonstrations
at the Park’s recreated Military Encampment, and a tour
of the Breakthrough Battlefield. Visitors can visit The National
Museum of Civil War Soldier prior to or following the guided
tour. Price of Park admission is not included in the tour fee. |
Richmond, Va. at the end of March 1865. |
Tour
5: Civil War Richmond
Duration: 3 hours • Fee: $100
Center of politics, manufacturing, supply, medical care, and
symbol of the Confederate States of America, Richmond was at
the heart of American consciousness during the years 1861-1865.
Hidden among a modern downtown, Civil War Richmond can still
be found. Join a Pamplin Historical Park historian on a journey
to the industrial, political, and emotional places associated
with the Confederacy’s most important city. |
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6: The 1864 Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid
Duration: 8 hours • Fee $150
One of the most controversial episodes of the Civil War unfolded
in central Virginia in February and March 1864. Two Union
cavalry officers, Brig. General Judson Kilpatrick and Colonel
Ulric Dahlgren, led 3,500 troopers from their camps in Culpeper
County toward Richmond. There is evidence to suggest that
in addition to destroying Confederate supply lines and liberating
Union prisoners in the Confederate capital, Federal cavalry
set out to capture Confederate President, Jefferson Davis,
and possibly even assassinate him. Follow the movements of
Kilpatrick and Dahlgren from Goochland County, through their
battles on the outskirts of Richmond and across the Mattaponi
River where on March 2, 1864 Colonel Dahlgren was killed in
a Confederate ambush. |
For reservations, please call (804)
861-2408 or email the Park
Operations Specialist.
Tours must be reserved and paid in full at least one week in advance.
Tour costs are per car, not per person. Tour participants are responsible
for all admission fees, including those of your guide, where applicable.
Tours cancelled at least 24-hours in advance receive a full refund,
less a $20 administrative fee. Pamplin Historical Park Members receive
a 10% discount.
Tours 1, 2 and 4 depart from Pamplin Historical Park. Tours 3 and
5 depart from the Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works
in downtown Richmond.
Box lunches provided by Pamplin Historical Park are available for
purchase on Tours 1, 2 and 4. Lunch arrangements are at the discretion
of the tour participants, but meal time is counted as a part of your
tour. Participants are not responsible for their guide’s lunch. |
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