Battlefield Cruise, Richmond, VA Oct 3, 2009

[HowardBJr]

Event: Seven Days Battles Tour (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Days_Battles for background information on the Seven Days Battles (June 25 to July 1, 1862))

We will have a historian with us on the cruise who will make the battlefields come alive. We will follow in the footsteps of General Robert E. Lee and his Lieutenants in their first campaign together as they defeat the Army of the Potomac. We will start at Chickahominy Bluffs and follow the Confederate forces thru their victories and blunders to the final battle of the campaign at Malvern Hill. We will drive along country roads to enjoy the scenery and learn of the beginnings of one of the most famous beloved Generals and Armies in military history.

We can take 20 cars on the tour.




Agenda:

• Various departure times – 10:30 AM arrival: cruise to Zip Corvette Restoration shop (will try to coordinate cruises from Northern VA and Tidewater area to Zip)
• 10:30-11:00 AM: tour the Zip Corvette Restoration shop
• 11:00 – 4:00 AM: cruise to various battlefield sites of the Seven Days Battles.

Meeting location: Zip Corvette Restoration, 8067 Fast Lane, Mechanicsville, VA23111 (804) 746-2290. Note: Zip is located across the street from the Windmill in Mechanicsville, VA and can be clearly seen from Mechanicsville Turnpike however the entrance to the parking lot can only be made from Atlee Road.

Cost: no cost however we will take up a donation for the historical society at the end of the event

Lunch: bring a picnic lunch or box lunch. You can pick up a box of chicken at the KFC located at 7091 Mechanicsville Tpke (2 miles east of Zip). We will eat at one of the battlefield sites.

Contact: Howard Burnette, howardbjr@comcast.net or call 804-745-3255 to reserve a spot on the tour

 

[HowardBJr]

Tour Guide: Our tour guide will be George L. Fickett Jr., Bermuda Hundred Campaign Historian. He is well versed in most Civil War Campaigns and has traveled to most of the major battlefields in the U.S. He has been interested in Civil War history for over 50 years. He was a member of Co. B 20th Maine, Richmond Civil War Roundtable and is a volunteer for the Richmond National Battlefield Park. He has received many awards for preservation and has been written about in Blue & Gray, and Civil War Times Illustrated.

He is also a car guy and has, I believe, a 1982 Corvette.

 

[alpine7822]

I'd love to go, but will be helping with a ****** cancer awareness event that day. This event sounds like fun though.

 

[HowardBJr]

I'd love to go, but will be helping with a ****** cancer awareness event that day. This event sounds like fun though.

Mike, that’s a good cause. Good luck with it.

I'll see you at the Horsepower Challenge.

 

[HowardBJr]

The weather is not looking real good for Saturday. Below is the forecast for Richmond:

Saturday: Occasional showers possible. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

This is a rain or shine event so feel free to bring your daily driver in the event of rain.

 

[HowardBJr]

The weather forecast for Richmond is looking great now:

Saturday: Sunshine along with some cloudy intervals. Warm. High 82F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Hope to see you Saturday.