After dinner, you’ll head to the Civil War Life Museum where
DAY 1
you’ll experience a three-dimensional look at the American
Civil War from “stereograph” images. Or, opt to take a candlelit
Arrive at Dulles International Airport outside Washington,
tour at the Rising Sun Tavern, where you will be regaled with
D.C. and journey to historic Fredericksburg, Virginia.
tales of 18th-century tavern life.
DAY 2
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Begin a full-day of battlefield tours, beginning at Chancel-
THE SUNKEN ROAD AND BLOODY ANGLE
lorsville. Here, Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was mistakenly and mortally wounded by his own troops.
Located on the direct route between Washington, D.C. and
Richmond, four major battles of the Civil War were fought in
the Fredericksburg area, including two of Robert E. Lee’s
Visit Wilderness Battlefield, which marked the beginning
of the 1864 Overland Campaign, the bloodiest campaign in
most brilliant victories.
American history and the turning point of the war.
The Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield was scene to some
of the most intense hand-to-hand fighting of the Civil War. The
warring armies struggled for more than 20 hours in a battle
that became known as “Bloody Angle.”
Top off your day with an evening tour of Guinea Station, and
witness the final moments of Stonewall Jackson’s life, recreated by a historian.
DAY 3
Before your journey ends, visit the Fredericksburg Area
Museum and hear the often untold civilian story of the
Union field hospital reenactment
Spend the afternoon at Chatham Manor, a vital Union head-
American Civil War.
Last stop is the White Oak Civil War Museum which houses
quarters that served as a communications center and hospital
one of the nation’s most comprehensive collections of Civil
during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
War artifacts.
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Next, the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center vividly
portrays the life of civilians and soldiers who lived and fought
Spend this morning visiting Kenmore, the plantation home
in Fredericksburg. A short walking tour along Sunken Road
brings to life the terrible slaughter that transpired as waves of
of George Washington’s sister, and the Mary Washington
Union soldiers advanced on Confederate troops.
House, home of George Washington’s mother.
Adjacent to the Visitor Center is the Fredericksburg National
Cemetery. Buried here are 15,000 Union soldiers and Urbane
Pay a visit to the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop where you’ll
learn of the herbs and medicines prescribed during its time.
Bass, the first African-American officer buried in the cemetery.
Just north of Fredericksburg, the National Museum of the
A driving tour along Lee Drive will reveal remains of original
Confederate earthworks, a Civil War period cannon and Gen.
Marine Corps, will surround you with irreplaceable artifacts
and immerse you in the sights and sounds of Marines.
Lee’s command post atop Lee Hill.
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Enjoy lunch in Petersburg at the Pamplin Historical Park,
featuring four museums, plantation homes and living-history
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interpretations of military and civilian life during the war.
HEADQUARTERS, HEROS & HAUNTS
Upon your return to Richmond you’ll visit the Confederate
Steeped in its history, the past comes to life as you experience
War Memorial Chapel, built in 1887 by Confederate veterans
the Richmond Region’s struggles and reconciliation following
as a memorial to the Confederate dead.
the American Civil War.
Finish the day at Hollywood Cemetery, the final resting
place of two U.S. presidents (James Monroe and John Tyler),
Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family, 25
Confederate generals and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Dine on delicious southern cuisine in a historic setting tonight.
DAY 5
Start the morning at the Richmond Region Visitor Center
and Gift Shop to pick up last-minute, discounted gifts.
At the Richmond National Battlefield Park Civil War Visitor
Center at Tredegar Iron Works, a park ranger will orient you to
the Region’s surrounding battlefields and fortifications.
Reenactors at Gaines Mill Battlefield
Next door, the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar explores the war from three interwoven perspectives:
Union, Confederate and African-American.
Begin at the Virginia State Capitol, meeting place of the
Confederate Congress and where Robert E. Lee accepted his
Another short walk away, The Overlook tells the story of the
Confederate Army commission. Visit St. Paul’s Church next
burning of Richmond as the Confederate Capital.
door, where Jefferson Davis and Gen. Lee worshipped.
It’s off to The Museum and White House of the Confederacy,
As you leave Richmond, drive down Monument Avenue to
see stunning monuments dedicated to Confederate leaders.
where you’ll see the nation’s most comprehensive collection
of artifacts from the Confederacy. Take a guided tour of the
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White House, the Civil War residence of Confederate President
Jefferson Davis.
The end of the Civil War marked the end of slavery in
Tonight you’ll enjoy an American Civil War themed dinner
America. Begin the journey of emancipation in Richmond at
the Manchester Slave Trail. Now, as it was 150 years ago, the
complete with southern cooking and soldiers!
trail is a memorial to the enslaved who once walked this route,
chained and in the dead of night.
DAY 4
Start your day at the Virginia Historical Society, whose head-
Visit Lumpkin’s Jail, once called “the Devil’s Half Acre,”
quarters, Battle Abbey, was constructed as a shrine to the
site of the holding area for enslaved Africans before they were
Confederate dead.
taken to slave auction houses.
Next, hear the vivid stories of more than 75,000 Civil War
soldiers treated at the Chimborazo Medical Museum.
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Next up, the brand new Museum of the ConfederacyAppomattox offers an artifact-rich experience with exhibits
ARRIVE LYNCHBURG
that include the sword and uniform worn by Gen. Lee at the
CRITICAL MOVES BEFORE THE SURRENDER
McLean House meeting with Gen. Grant, and the pen used to
sign the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Both a vital Confederate transportation and medical hub, the
Union Army sought to capture Lynchburg just one year prior
to Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.
For lunch, enjoy true southern hospitality and gracious
dining at a Civil War themed Inn.
Moving on, explore the Point of Honor estate, which played
a significant role in Gen. Hunter’s decision to withdraw from
Lynchburg in 1864.
Fort Early’s earthworks anchored the outer defense line
during the Battle of Lynchburg. Peruse the interpretive maps
and displays showcasing Lynchburg’s defenses here.
Tonight you will dine with a local Civil War historian.
Listen to stories and ask questions as you learn more about
Lynchburg’s Civil War history.
DAY 7
Hunters men arrived at Sandusky in Lynchburg
Spend the morning in total delight at Old City Cemetery
Begin your discovery at Historic Sandusky Museum and
Museums & Arboretum. The 26-acre cemetery and garden
Civil War Center. The estate was seized by Gen. David Hunter
offers up five interactive museums showcasing Civil War-era
during the infamous ‘Hunters Raid’ and used as Union head-
medicine, transportation, mourning practices and more. It is
quarters during the Battle of Lynchburg.
also the final resting place of 2,200 Confederate soldiers.
Return to Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport
Blocks away is the South River Quaker Meeting House, where
Confederate cavalry watched Federals advance on Lynchburg,
and depart for home.
but delayed action until Gen. Jubal Early moved into position.
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The National Civil War Chaplains Museum is the nation’s only
museum depicting the crucial role religion played in war time.
Enjoy the morning at Thomas Jefferson’s retreat home,
Poplar Forest. Jefferson designed and built this unique,
End the day with a relaxing, riverfront dinner on the deck of
one of our fine eateries in historic downtown Lynchburg.
octagonal home for his personal use and once declared the
Lynchburg area “The most interesting spot in Virginia.”
DAY 6
Journey to nearby Bedford for the National D-Day Memorial,
which pays tribute to the Allied Forces that participated in The
Today’s discovery begins at the Appomattox Court House
Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
National Historical Park. Tour the McLean House – meeting
and surrender site of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ulysses
Enjoy the afternoon at any of the area’s 17 award-winning
S. Grant. Experience this site “Where Our Nation Reunited.”
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