Labor Day Weekend Event - General Grant Returns to City Point
On August 30 & 31, General Grant will return to his Headquarters at the City Point Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield. His wife Julia, who was a frequent visitor at City Point, will be greeting visitors as well.
The program schedule for both Saturday and Sunday is as follows:
10:30 a.m. - Gen. Grant at City Point
12:00 p.m. - Meet Gen. and Mrs. Grant
2:00 p.m. - Civil War Fashions
3:00 p.m. - "A Letter to my Granddaughter"
Did You Know?
Augustus Saint-Gaudens enjoyed winter sports and built a 30 ft. tall toboggan slide on the lawn next to his studio. A donkey pulled the sled and riders back up from the lower field, ΒΌ mile away.