Petersburg National Battlefield Segway Tours
Discover a new way to tour Petersburg National Battlefield by stepping onto a Segway Human Transporter. Through an agreement with Petersburg National Battlefield, Segways of Richmond is now offering a safe, easy to use, and environmentally friendly way to tour the site where the longest military event of the Civil War occurred. Beginning Sunday January […]
Discover a new way to tour Petersburg National Battlefield by stepping onto a Segway Human Transporter. Through an agreement with Petersburg National Battlefield, Segways of Richmond is now offering a safe, easy to use, and environmentally friendly way to tour the site where the longest military event of the Civil War occurred. Beginning Sunday January 25, 2009, these 2.5 hour ranger-led tours will be available every Sunday at 1:00 pm and cost $50 per person. There will be a brief instructional and safety orientation prior to the tour. Helmets are mandatory and will be provided during the orientation. Tickets must be purchased in advance. To make reservations and purchase tickets please call Segways of Richmond at (804) 343-1850 or visit their website www.segwayofrichmond.biz.
The siege of Petersburg began in June, 1864 with Union troops attempting to surround the City in order to cut off supply lines the Capitol of the Confederacy, Richmond, so desperately needed. Confederate troops made valiant efforts to hold on to Petersburg, but almost ten months and a combined 70,000 casualties later, the Southern soldiers were overwhelmed and had to retreat. General Lee would be forced to surrender on April 9, 1865 only seven days after the fall of Petersburg.
The tours will focus on the area known as the Eastern Front Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield. It is within this Unit that the first major attacks on Petersburg occurred as did the Battle of Fort Stedman and the famous Battle of the Crater. These military events among others will be covered on the tour.
The address for the Eastern Front Unit is 5001 Siege Road, Petersburg, Virginia. The main entrance is located off of Route 36, next for Fort Lee. For more information about Petersburg National Battlefield, go to www.nps.gov/pete or call (804) 732-3531 ext. 200.
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