Events
Back to homepageSearch Events
Events - May 24, 2010
-
Lees burg, 6-7pm
Name of Event
Quisque vehicula volutpat misu...
more -
Lees burg, 6-7pm
Name of Event
Quisque vehicula volutpat misu...
more -
Lees burg, 6-7pm
Name of Event
Quisque vehicula volutpat misu...
more
A Walking Tour of Civil War Leesburg
Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Description:
With its key geographic location just two miles from the Potomac Frontier dividing the Confederate and United States, Leesburg was bound to see a good deal of the Civil War. A Walking Tour of Civil War Leesburg with Rich Gillespie will examine the surviving Civil War townscape and chronologically watch the war develop and engulf the county seat of Loudoun. In a circuit of the historic district, the emphasis will be on what the 1,500 residents of town would have seen at various places and what they would have experienced during 1861-65. The two-hour chronological tour will provide ample spots to sit for the weary, but will paint some vibrant historic portraits to keep people enthralled. Included in the tour will be three skirmish sites, outside stops at two churches soldiers knew well, the courthouse lawn, "the best street in town," Harrison Hall where General Lee stayed, and the Episcopal cemetery.
Richard Treat Gillespie is the Director of Education for Northern Virginia’s Mosby Heritage Area. He is a founding member of Loudoun’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Steering Committee. Before joining the Mosby Heritage Area Association in 2004, he taught U.S. History and Economics for 30 years at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Virginia. A graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, he is a strong believer in melding the classroom, the community, and historic sites through heritage education.
Event time:
10am-12pm. The tour will leave from the parking lot of Thomas Balch Library.
Admission Fee/Ticket Price:
Free
Location:
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market St
Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone:
703 737-7195
Website:
