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Tour
Package #1:
The First Battle (1861)
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Manassas
I (Bull Run) - Half Day - Intended by
both North and South to be their first and
last battle. It turned out to be only the
beginning of America's bloodiest war. |
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Package #2:
The Second Battle
(1862) |
Second
Manassas (Bull Run II) - Half Day - Lee
takes command, using maneuver and terrain,
on nearly the same ground, and ends after
another "On to Richmond" assault.
(Tours #1 and #2 can be combined into a
Full Day Tour.) |
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Package #3:
The War's Beginnings
(1859-1862) |
Harper's
Ferry/Antietam - Full Day - You'll start
with John Brown's abolitionist rebellion
and continue with the continue with the
Confederates' first invasion into the North,
which resulted in the greatest one-day number
of casualties in American history. |
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Package #4:
Lee's Greatest Campaigns
(1862-1863) |
Fredericksburg
and Chancellorsville - Full Day - This
is one of our most popular tours. Be with
Lee in his repulse of the attack on the
historic town of Fredericksburg, and later
at his greatest tactical military victory
at Chancellorsville. |
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Package #5:
The High Tide of the Confederacy (1863) |
Gettysburg
- Full Day - This three-day battle turned
the tide of the war and changed American
history forever. The tour may be be supplemented
by an additional Gettysburg Park Guide. |
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Tour Package
#6:
On
to Richmond
(1864)
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Wilderness
and Spotsylvania - Full Day -
Grant takes command, faces Less for the
first time, and refuses to retreat despite
tremendous cost in human lives. The solitude
of this tour makes it popular. (This tour
is sometimes combined with Tour #4 for the
truly dedicated, and a very full day.) |
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Package #7:
The Siege
(1864-1865) |
Petersburg/Appomattox
- Very Full Day - Experience the Battle
of Petersburg, a forerunner to the trench
warfare of World War I, that ate up ten
months of the four years war. Trace the
surrender of Lee and Grant at Appomattox.
Additional $75 mileage fee will be added
for this tour. |
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Package #8:
The Capital in War
(1861-1865) |
Half
Day - Visit numerous sights in the Washington
metropolitan area of historical significance
during the Civil War. |
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Package #9:
The Confederate Capital (1861-1865) |
Very
Full Day - Visit Richmond, its museums,
and sights of importance during the Confederacy
and the Civil War. Additional $75 mileage
fee will be added for this tour. |
