Private Civil War History Half-Day Tour
Charlottesville, Virginia
Trip Type: Historical & Heritage Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Half-day excursion into central Virginia’s Civil War past with award-winning historian Rick Britton. Hear how Charlottesville helped the Confederate war efforts during the American Civil War.
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Half-day excursion into central Virginia’s Civil War past with award-winning historian Rick Britton. Hear how Charlottesville helped the Confederate war efforts during the American Civil War.
The tour begins when you are picked up from your departure point by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Your tour guide is award-winning historian Rick Britton and he will give you all the facts of the historical sites that you will see. The highlights include the Court Square Slave Block, where infamous slave auctions took place. Continue on to see The University of Virginia, what once was the headquarter of the Confederate General Hospital. Then on to Rio Hill, the site of Albermarle County's only clash of arms.
ABOUT YOUR GUIDE
A historian of the Old Dominion, Rick Britton specializes in 18th and 19th-century Virginia history. His areas of expertise include the American Civil War, the life and times of Thomas Jefferson, and the history of the central Piedmont. With over 200 published articles and essays under his belt, he’s the author of Albemarle & Charlottesville: An Illustrated History (2006), the award-winning Jefferson: A Monticello Sampler (2008), and Virginia Vignettes: Famous Characters & Events in Central Virginia History (2015). Along with his writing, Rick conducts battlefield tours, teaches Virginia history classes, organizes history programming for the Senior Center of Charlottesville, illustrates maps for history books and web-sites, and lectures frequently on a wide range of Virginia history topics.
ABOUT YOUR GUIDE
A historian of the Old Dominion, Rick Britton specializes in 18th and 19th-century Virginia history. His areas of expertise include the American Civil War, the life and times of Thomas Jefferson, and the history of the central Piedmont. With over 200 published articles and essays under his belt, he’s the author of Albemarle & Charlottesville: An Illustrated History (2006), the award-winning Jefferson: A Monticello Sampler (2008), and Virginia Vignettes: Famous Characters & Events in Central Virginia History (2015). Along with his writing, Rick conducts battlefield tours, teaches Virginia history classes, organizes history programming for the Senior Center of Charlottesville, illustrates maps for history books and web-sites, and lectures frequently on a wide range of Virginia history topics.
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