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Visiting Richmond, Virginia and Becca and Carl

September 28, 2014 by shelley

Visiting Richmond, Virginia AND Becca and Carl

Bob and I headed to Richmond, Virginia to await the birth of our new granddaughter.  But we also enjoyed visiting Richmond.  Richmond is rich in history…revolutionary war period and the civil war period (Richmond is one of the top 10 Civil War sites* according to National Geographic).  It is not far from Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown.  It is surrounded by battlefields from the civil war…Petersburg…Fredericksburg…Lynchburg.

One of the beauties of downtown Richmond, Virginia is the James River, an unusually scenic river.

James River, Richmond, VA

James River, Richmond, VA

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Because we knew our time for sightseeing was limited…baby Hardy was making her appearance at any moment we started a frantic sightseeing whirlwind tour.  It would not needed to have been so frantic if we had known baby Hardy was in no hurry to be born…delaying her appearance by a week (but more on that later).  We visited the White House of the Confederacy and Museum of the Confederacy.

Museum of the Confederacy

Museum of the Confederacy

Hand-made valentine made by a war prisioner

Hand-made valentine made by a war prisioner

Hand-made valentine made by a war prisioner

Hand-made valentine made by a war prisioner

White House of the Confederacy

White House of the Confederacy

White House of the Confederacy

White House of the Confederacy

Drive shaft of the USS Merrimac

Drive shaft of the USS Merrimac

Hat of Robert E. Lee

Hat of Robert E. Lee

Dress in the Museum of Confederacy

Dress in the Museum of Confederacy

Museum of the Confederacy

Museum of the Confederacy

*As capital of the Confederacy, the South’s industrial heart, and the ultimate target of Northern armies, Richmond is rich with Civil War historic sites. Many of them are grouped under the auspices of Richmond National Battlefield Park in and around the city itself.
Richmond was the target of several invasions by both land and sea. Defensive positions and battlefields include several from the Seven Days Campaign as well as New Market Heights (scene of the U.S. Colored Troops’ legendary charge), and Drewry’s Bluff, where Confederate guns foiled an attack by a U.S. naval fleet.
Much of the city burned during evacuation and occupation in April 1865, but numerous historic structures remain. The national battlefield park’s main visitors center is located in the Tredegar Iron Works, where many Confederate munitions were produced. The site of the former Chimborazo Hospital, where countless wounded from Virginia’s many battlefields were treated, is now a museum to the war’s medical history.

We visited Hollywood Cemetery where James Monroe and John Tyler, both Presidents of the United States are buried.  Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy is also buried in Hollywood Cemetery.  I visited Hollywood Cemetery on my last visit to Richmond, but definitely worth seeing again.

Unique headstone, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

Unique headstone, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

John Tyler's gravesite, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

John Tyler’s gravesite, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

James Monroe's gravesite, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

James Monroe’s gravesite, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

Hollywood Cemetery

Hollywood Cemetery

Hollywood Cemetery

Hollywood Cemetery

Bob and Becca's friend Andrea at Jefferson Davis' gravesite.

Bob and Becca’s friend Andrea at Jefferson Davis’ gravesite.

We took the historic Richmond Trolley Ride Tour.

Richmond_trolley

Richmond_trolley

Carl and Becca

Carl and Becca

Panoramic View of Richmond

Panoramic View of Richmond

Old Lucky Strike cigarette company

Old Lucky Strike cigarette company

Capitol Building of Virginia

Capitol Building of Virginia

Arthur Ashe statue

Arthur Ashe statue

I thought it was interesting on Monument Ave in Richmond there was an Arthur Ashe Monument…most notably they depicted him holding a book representing education higher than the tennis racket.

We also visited the re-enactment of Patrick Henry’s “give me liberty or give me death” speech at St. John’s Church in Richmond.

 

Inside St. John's Church Richmond, Virginia

Inside St. John’s Church Richmond, Virginia

St. John's Church Richmond, Virginia

St. John’s Church Richmond, Virginia

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Re-enactor in drama of famous speech by Patrick Henry

Re-enactor in drama of famous speech by Patrick Henry

Re-enactors in drama of famous speech by Patrick Henry

Re-enactors in drama of famous speech by Patrick Henry

Re-enactor in drama of famous speech by Patrick Henry

Re-enactor in drama of famous speech by Patrick Henry

Our next field trip was to Thomas Jefferson’s home Monticello! We planned to spend the day there and we used every minute to enjoy the home, the grounds and the gardens!

Bob enjoying the quill dip pens!

Bob enjoying the quill dip pens!

Bob enjoying the quill dip pens!

Bob enjoying the quill dip pens!

Quill pens and ink

Quill pens and ink

Pottery found in archeology digs around Monticello

Pottery found in archeology digs around Monticello

View of back of Monticello

View of back of Monticello

Bob at Monticello

Bob at Monticello

Plants around Monticello

Plants around Monticello

Plants around Monticello

Plants around Monticello

Plants around Monticello

Plants around Monticello

Plants around Monticello

Plants around Monticello

Plants (sensitivity plant) around Monticello

Plants (sensitivity plant) around Monticello

View of back of Monticello

View of back of Monticello

Plants around Monticello (loved all the greens)

Plants around Monticello (loved all the greens)

Plants (loved the design the roots made) around Monticello

Plants (loved the design the roots made) around Monticello

Gardens around Monticello

Gardens around Monticello

Monticello

Monticello

front door Monticello

front door Monticello

Monticello dome

Monticello dome

secret room Monticello

secret room Monticello

Grave of Thomas Jefferson

Grave of Thomas Jefferson

Grave of Thomas Jefferson

Grave of Thomas Jefferson

Orchard near Monticello

Orchard near Monticello

Scenic view seen from mountain where Monticello located

Scenic view seen from mountain where Monticello located

Petersburg Civil War Battlefield– home of the longest siege of the Civil War.

Unbelievable! Two bullets hit exactly point to point.

Unbelievable! Two bullets hit exactly point to point.

Batteries Petersburg Battlefield

Batteries Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

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The "dictator" (biggest cannon ever) at Petersburg Battlefield

The “dictator” (biggest cannon ever) at Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Eastern Front Petersburg Battlefield

Eastern Front Petersburg Battlefield

Then:

Abatis in front of Federal trench lines at Petersburg in 1865. (Library of Congress)

Abatis in front of Federal trench lines at Petersburg in 1865. (Library of Congress)

Now:

Trenches at Petersburg Battlefield

Trenches at Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

The Crater:

After weeks of preparation, on July 30 the Federals exploded a mine in Burnside’s IX Corps sector beneath Pegram’s Salient, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg. From this propitious beginning, everything deteriorated rapidly for the Union attackers. Unit after unit charged into and around the crater, where soldiers milled in confusion. The Confederates quickly recovered and launched several counterattacks led by Maj. Gen. William Mahone. The break was sealed off, and the Federals were repulsed with severe casualties. Ferrarro’s division of black soldiers was badly mauled. This may have been Grant’s best chance to end the Siege of Petersburg. Instead, the soldiers settled in for another eight months of trench warfare. Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside was relieved of command for his role in the debacle.

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Bob at Petersburg Battlefield

Bob at Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Petersburg Battlefield

Bob and Becca at Petersburg Battlefield

Bob and Becca at Petersburg Battlefield

Then:

View of The Crater circa 1870. The exit of the mineshaft can be seen at the center of the image. (Library of Congress)

View of The Crater circa 1870. The exit of the mineshaft can be seen at the center of the image. (Library of Congress)

Now:

Becca at Petersburg Battlefield checking out the beginning of the tunnel

Becca at Petersburg Battlefield checking out the beginning of the tunnel

Beginning of tunnel at Petersburg Battlefield

Beginning of tunnel at Petersburg Battlefield

Beginning of tunnel at Petersburg Battlefield

Beginning of tunnel at Petersburg Battlefield

 

Filed Under: Art, Family, Travel Tagged With: Confederacy, Hollywood Cemetery, Monticello, Museum of the Confederacy, Petersburg Battlefield, Richmond, Tourist sites, Virginia, White House of the Confederacy

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