And among those many stories you may not know.George Armstrong Custer. As time passed generations forget how human this war really was. Now they were pitted against one another in a civil war death struggle. They had fought together in Mexico and served all over the United States as colleagues and friends. The soldiers, including enlisted and officer alike had served in ONE United States Army. But it was also schoolmate versus schoolmate, friend versus friend, and solider versus officer. The Civil war was known as brother versus brother. Tour Williamsburg’s Civil War History From A Human Perspective Refugees from Hampton fled to Williamsburg.Īfter the Battle of Williamsburg, May 5,1862, Williamsburg became a Union occupied town until the end of the war. After Hampton was burned the only city close to Richmond (from the south) was Williamsburg. The goal of the Union army was to take Richmond by going up the Peninsula. In March 1862, seeking to avoid an overland route to Richmond,( the Battle of Manasses did not work out well) the Union Army transported 130,000 troops,15,000 horses, 1,100 wagons and 44 artillery batteries down the Chesapeake Bay to Fort Monroe. The Civil War Peninsula Campaign: New Tactics In A Long War The reason for this was so the Union troops would have no place to live. It was estimated that Hampton had around 500 buildings, by sunrise on August 8 only seven or eight remained standing. The BackgroundĪround midnight on August 7,1861 General Magruder and 500 Confederate soldiers entered the city of Hampton and set fire to the buildings. Come explore new insights in a tour where you see events that lead to a greater escalation of the war. You can see the song and hear the lyrics at this Youtube clipĬome explore The Battle Of Williamsburg Tour. The 97Th Regimental String Band sings songs of the Civil War Era, which can often show a different perspective of what the actual solider really felt about the events occurring around them. It is based upon a song written during the war The song is…”Richmond is a Hard Road to Travel.” There are many versions each slightly different but one famous rendition is the from the 97th Regimental Strings. The Name of the tour is Richmond Is A Hard Road To Travel. There are several restaurant options along the Eastern Bypass on the south side of Richmond.Williamsburg Walking Tours Is Offering A New Civil War Tour. Lunch and dinner locations are each attendee's choice. It has a lobby where we can gather on Friday and Saturday evenings for some round table discussions. The tour guides are staying at the Clarion Pointe on the north side of Richmond. Donations are strongly encouraged to benefit the Battle of Richmond Association. Lodging, travel, and dining costs are the responsibility of each attendee. We ask that you consider buddying up with a friend or two to keep the number of cars reasonable. We will see some obscure sites along the way. The goal will be to bring more light to one of the most complete Confederate victories of the war. After lunch (attendee choice) we will spend time at Richmond Cemetery for the Third Phase and the collapse of the Federal forces. Next we will head to Duncannon Lane for the Second Phase action. Then to Mount Zion Church, near the site of the Federal First Phase Line to discuss the Federal movements onto and on the battlefield. We will return to Battlefield Park where we will cover Churchill’s flank attack and Federal movements in the area. Dinner location is attendee choice.ĩ:00 am - Meet at the Battlefield Park before carpooling to Hays Fork Church to set the stage for the early morning figthing of August 30th. Next we will cover the Cowbell Creek fight, followed by the fighting at Joe Lick Knob.
Then it is on to the Merritt Jones Tavern site, along with the Confederate Cemetery that very few have visited. We will head south to the Jackson County Welcome Center where we will cover the fighting at Big Hill & set the stage for the campaign. We need to carpool as much as possible from the VC. Arrive early if you want to tour the Visitor's Center as we will leave around 1:00 pm. 1:00 pm – Depart from the the Battle of Richmond Visitor's Center.
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