Ceremony on May 16, living history and special tours on Jamestown in 1609. Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA. Jointly sponsored by the National Park Service and APVA Preservation Virginia.
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Ceremony on May 16, living history and special tours on Jamestown in 1609. Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA. Jointly sponsored by the National Park Service and APVA Preservation Virginia.
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Tactical demonstrations, encampments, and a Confederate field hospital interpret the role Yorktown played during the Peninsula Campaign. On Sunday special Memorial ceremonies will take place at the Yorktown National Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery.
10:00 a.m. - Nelson House and Encampments open to the public
10:15 a.m. - Infantry, Confederate
10:45a.m. - Artillery, Confederate
11:15 a.m. - Cavalry Union
11:45 a.m. - Infantry and Sharpshooters, Union
1:00 p.m. -Wreath Laying Ceremony, National Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery (Sunday only)
1:45 p.m. - Cavalry, Union
2:15 p.m. - Infantry and Sharpshooters, Union
3:15 p.m. - Confederate, Infantry
3:45 p.m - Confederate Artillery
4:30 p.m. - Nelson House and Encampments close
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Tactical demonstrations, encampments, and a Confederate field hospital interpret the role Yorktown played during the Peninsula Campaign. On Sunday special Memorial ceremonies will take place at the Yorktown National Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery.
10:00 a.m. - Nelson House and Encampments open to the public
10:15 a.m. - Infantry, Confederate
10:45a.m. - Artillery, Confederate
11:15 a.m. - Cavalry Union
11:45 a.m. - Infantry and Sharpshooters, Union
1:00 p.m. -Wreath Laying Ceremony, National Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery (Sunday only)
1:45 p.m. - Cavalry, Union
2:15 p.m. - Infantry and Sharpshooters, Union
3:15 p.m. - Confederate, Infantry
3:45 p.m - Confederate Artillery
4:30 p.m. - Nelson House and Encampments close
more...
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Did You Know?
During the Civil War, 632 Union dead were buried in the heart of the 1781 battlefield. In 1866 this cemetery became a national cemetery. Within a 50 mile radius, the remains of over 1500 Union soldiers were disinterred from their war burials and honorably placed in the Yorktown National Cemetery.