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Civil War Sites & DC

A trip from October 03, 2008 to October 18, 2008, travelling to Linthicum, Sharpsburg, Hagerstown, Gettysburg …
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10/03/2008 to 10/18/2008
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Unscheduled - Linthicum

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This Microtel Inn is located approximately three miles from the Baltimore/Washington International Airport (shuttle …
Hotel
Microtel BWI
1170 Winterson Rd
Linthicum, MD 21090
United States
410-865-7500
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Unscheduled - Sharpsburg

City
Sharpsburg, MD, United States
Notes
Leave Linthicum, MD at 9am arrive at Antietam at 10:30 am. Must try the ice cream at the Nutter's Ice Cream Shop in Sharpsburg (nice afternoon break).
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Tucked away in pastoral western Maryland countryside, Antietam National Battlefield was the site of the bloodiest da …
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Antietam National Battlefield
5831 Dunker Church Rd
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
United States
+1 301 432 5124
Notes
Make sure to visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum. Hours are 11 am to 5 pm. This can be done after lunch and allow about an hour's rest period if needed.

The visitor's center shows a 30 minute file every half hour except for 12 noon and 12:30pm. There is a new 1 hour documentary shown only a noon each day.
The park is open dawn to dusk but the visitors center is open 8:30 am to 5pm.
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Unscheduled - Hagerstown

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Handicap accessible * downtown historic district * hagerstown speedway dirt track capital * nearby antietam battlefield …
Hotel
Super 8 Motel Halfway Hagerstown
16805 Blake Rd
Hagerstown, MD 21740
United States
301-582-1992
Notes
Super 8 Motel in Hagerstown, MD is 16 miles from Sharpsburg, MD. 30 minute drive. Plan to eat dinner at the Cracker Barrel in Hagerstown, MD.
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Unscheduled - Gettysburg

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The Civil War's bloodiest battle with 51,000 casualties over three days in the summer of 1863 and the backdrop for P …
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97 Taneytown Rd
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
717-334-1124 x 431
Notes
Gettysburg National Battlefield is open from 6am to 10pm daily.
The Visitors Center is open from 8am to 5 pm.
The Cyclorama Center is open from 9am to 5 pm daily.
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The award-winning Shriver House Museum is \"dedicated to the civilian experience during the Battle of Gettysburg.\" …
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309 Baltimore Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
United States
717-337-2800
Notes
This is an actual house that was taken over by the Confederates during the Gettysburg battle. There is a 30 minute tour of the house. This will allow for about an hour rest period after lunch.
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Colton Motel offers guests a continental breakfast, an outdoor pool and well-equipped guest rooms.
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Colton Motel
232 Steinwehr Ave
Gettysburg, PA 17325
United States
717-334-5514
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Feature homemade soups, seafood, steaks, deluxe burgers and wide variety of sweets in their bakery, such as delicious …
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32 Charlisle St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1800
United States
717-334-3900,
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Located adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield, Eisenhower National Historic Site is the home and farm of President …
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250 Eisenhower Farm Ln
Gettysburg, PA 17325-7108
United States
717-338-9114 x 10
Notes
This takes about two hours to tour the house and grounds. If this is done after lunch it will allow a nice break period in the afternoon.
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Unscheduled - Manassas

City
Manassas, VA, United States
Notes
Leave Gettysburg, PA 9 am. Arrive at Manassas, VA 10:30 am.
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Established in 1940 to preserve the scene of two major Civil War battles, this five thousand acre park is the site o …
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12521 Lee Hwy
Manassas, VA 20109-2005
United States
703-361-1339
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Unscheduled - Fredericksburg

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City
Fredericksburg, VA, United States
Notes
Leave Manassas at 7 pm arrive at Fredericksburg, VA at 8 pm.
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Take advantage of all this Virginia hotel has to offer at a great value! Located in a bustling area of town, yet …
Hotel
Best Western Central Plaza
3000 Plank Rd
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
United States
540-786-7404
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Retrace some history of the Civil War at four battlefields while at this national park that more vividly reflects th …
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120 Chatham Ln
Fredericksburg, VA 22405-2508
United States
540-373-6122
Notes
This includes four battlefields. Fredericksburg has an auto/tape tour which takes 3 hours. Chancellorsville has an auto/tape tour that takes 3 hours. Wilderness and Spotslyvania has a combined auto/tape tour that takes 3.5 hours. Wed we can do Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. On Thurs. we can do Wilderness
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Standing on the site of the original White Oak School which burned and was rebuilt in 1912 as a one-room schoolhouse …
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985 White Oak Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22412
United States
540-371-4234
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Unscheduled - Richmond

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City
Richmond, VA, United States
Notes
Lease Fredericksburg, VA at 4pm and arrive in Richmond at 5 pm.
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Situated in the heart of Richmond, this hotel is convenient to government offices, businesses, museums and historic …
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Country Inn Suites Richmond
2401 Willis Rd
Richmond, VA 23237
United States
804-275-5900
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This neoclassical mansion was built in 1818. President Jefferson Davis lived here during the Civil War years, and se …
Thing to Do
Museum of the Confederacy
1201 E Clay St
Richmond, VA 23219-1615
United States
+1 804 649 1861
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The grim site of Chimborazo, one of the Confederacy's largest hospitals, begins a tour of the Civil War battlefields …
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Richmond National Battlefield Park
3215 E Broad St
Richmond, VA 23223-7517
United States
+1 804 226 1981
Notes
There are visitors centers at Tredegar Iron Works, Chimborazo Hospital and Cold Harbor NB. The visitor centers are open 9 am to 5 pm every day. In this area is Chicahominy Bluff.
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Unscheduled - Petersburg

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A yawning crater still scars the site of Petersburg's Civil War battlefield. It was created when Union troops dug tu …
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1539 Hickory Hill Rd
Petersburg, VA 23803-4721
United States
+1 804 732 3531
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This driving tour follows General Robert E. Lee's route from Petersburg to Appomattox. With stops, allow two hours f …
Thing to Do
425 Cockade Aly
Petersburg, VA 23803-4556
United States
+1 800 673 8732
Notes
We will do approximately the first half of this tour on Saturday evening and finish the tour on Sunday morning.
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Unscheduled - Burkeville

Average Rating (3):
     
Nearby lakes, picnic area, and sports field. On the route of Historic Lees Retreat. Indoor corridor, pool, weight …
Hotel
Comfort Inn Burkeville
419 N Agnew St
Burkeville, VA 23922
United States
434-767-3750
Notes
This hotel is about halfway to Appomattox, VA. It is a stop on the Lee's Retreat driving tour from Petersburg to Appomattox. We can start the driving tour on Saturday and finish it on Sunday.
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Unscheduled - Appomattox

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On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at this site. Gran …
Thing to Do
VA-24
Appomattox, VA 24522
United States
+1 434 352 8987
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