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may 5, 2024 @ 1:00-5:00 PM - BAttle of williamsburg: 162nd commemorative event

Join the WBA at the Ft Magruder Hotel & Conference Center (6945 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg, VA 23185) for a free Civil War event commemorating the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Williamsburg. Learn about the battle, its impact on the emancipation movement, medical practices during the war, and female soldiers. See the battle and 19th-century town of Williamsburg through maps and images, and understand current battlefield preservation efforts. Special exhibits and presentations include Colonial Williamsburg Archaeologists discussing the remains of Confederate soldiers excavated in 2023 at the Powder Magazine and William & Mary’s Cornet Band performing period music.

Schedule:

1-5 PM: Historical Displays & Exhibits, Costumed Interpreters

1:30 PM: Civil War Period Music by the William & Mary Cornet Band

2:00 PM: Uncovering Casualties of the Battle of Williamsburg: The Discovery and Excavation of Unmarked Soldier’s  Graves at the Colonial Williamsburg Powder Magazine by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Archaeology

3:30 PM: Civil War Period Music by the William & Mary Cornet Band