"Remember the Glorious Dead: The Battle of the Crater"
Location 111 Rochelle Ln.
Petersburg, VA 23803
Dates July 30, 2010 - July 30, 2010 - CONFIRMED!
Primary CategoryCommunity Events
Event CategoriesCommunity Events
Description: A special event commemorating southern soldiers killed at the Battle

of the Crater, July 30, 1864 will take place Friday, July 30, at 7:00 PM at Blandford

Church and Cemetery. This walking tour entitled “Remember the Glorious Dead: The

Battle of the Crater” will allow participants to learn the story of this encounter, view

memorial plaques and stones in Blandford Church and Cemetery and visit the final

resting places of confederate soldiers buried in the Memorial Hill section of the

189 acre cemetery.


The hour-long tour begins at the Blandford Church Reception Center and will continue to

the church and through part of the cemetery. Doors to the event open at 6:30 PM.

Admission is free. This partnership event is sponsored by the City of Petersburg

Museums and the Petersburg National Battlefield.

Phone804-733-2396
Email Event PromoterClick Here
Show hours7:00 pm
Location Type111 Rochelle Ln., Petersburg, Va 23803
Public Admission PriceFree
Year #First Year
Art/Craft Space
price		Free
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