Battlefield Tours of Virginia

Battlefield Tours of Virginia We provide Civil War private battlefield tours of the Fredericksburg area battlefields and beyond. C

01/04/2024

FREDERICKSBURG: VIRGINIA💥

Visit historic Fredericksburg, Virginia & their amazing area battlefields!

Happy New Year from all of the battlefield guides at Battlefield Tours of Virginia! 💥
01/01/2024

Happy New Year from all of the battlefield guides at Battlefield Tours of Virginia! 💥

Merry Christmas from all of the battlefield guides at Battlefield Tours of Virginia! 🎄
12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from all of the battlefield guides at Battlefield Tours of Virginia! 🎄

12/23/2023
TODAY: MINE RUN CHRISTMAS EVENT💥One of our battlefield guides is speaking at this special event. On Saturday, December 1...
12/16/2023

TODAY: MINE RUN CHRISTMAS EVENT💥

One of our battlefield guides is speaking at this special event.

On Saturday, December 16 at 5:30 PM, New Hope Baptist Church in Locust Grove, VA is hosting a special event. This event will commemorate the historic events that occurred 160 years ago around their church during the Mine Run Campaign (November 26-December 2, 1863).

At 5:30 PM the event will start in the church sanctuary where there will be a short candlelight Christmas service with Christmas hymns & carols.

Following the candlelight service, John Kanaster of “Battlefield Tours of Virginia” is giving a historic talk presentation on the Mine Run Campaign next door in the church fellowship hall. Special emphasis will be placed on the events surrounding New Hope Church.

Afterwards, a special showing of the 2022 Christmas film “I Heard the Bells” will be shown. Set during the American Civil War, an event during the Mine Run Campaign will help to inspire a beloved Christmas poem. Known as Americans Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow leads an idyllic life ...until the day his world is shattered by tragedy. With a nation divided by Civil War and his family torn apart, Henry puts down his pen, silenced by grief. But it's the sound of Christmas morning that reignites the poet's lost voice as he discovers the resounding hope of rekindled faith.

Refreshments is being provided by the New Hope Baptist Church ladies.

This special family friendly Christmas event is FREE and open to the general public.

TOUR WITH THE AUTHOR: CHRISTMAS GIFT 🎁The perfect gift for a Civil War buff! They will get a rare opportunity to take a ...
12/15/2023

TOUR WITH THE AUTHOR: CHRISTMAS GIFT 🎁

The perfect gift for a Civil War buff! They will get a rare opportunity to take a private Civil War battlefield tour with an author! As part of this tour experience, they’ll also receive a gift bundle: signed copy of the author’s book, a Tour with the Author bookmark/tour voucher, and a Battlefield Tours of Virginia fridge magnet to remind them to book the tour! When you book a Tour with the Author experience, simply contact us to arrange a date with your historian-guide. Decide if you wish to take a half-day tour or spend an entire day with your author on a combo tour. https://battlefieldtoursofvirginia.com/tour-with-the-author/

FREDERICKSBURG BOOK: BATTLEFIELD GUIDE💥Our own battlefield guide, Don Pfanz, came out with the most recent book on the b...
12/14/2023

FREDERICKSBURG BOOK: BATTLEFIELD GUIDE💥

Our own battlefield guide, Don Pfanz, came out with the most recent book on the battle of Fredericksburg. A retired NPS historian, this book has many walking trails in & around the city. A self published book, it’s only offered at the battlefield museum store or in person, not online.

Read more about Don Pfanz:
https://battlefieldtoursofvirginia.com/personnel/don-pfanz/

Last night, historic Fredericksburg received the first light snow of the season. ❄️
12/11/2023

Last night, historic Fredericksburg received the first light snow of the season. ❄️

MINE RUN EVENT: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16💥One of our battlefield guides is speaking at this special event. On Saturday, Dece...
12/08/2023

MINE RUN EVENT: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16💥

One of our battlefield guides is speaking at this special event.

On Saturday, December 16 at 5:30 PM, New Hope Baptist Church in Locust Grove, VA is hosting a special event. This event will commemorate the historic events that occurred 160 years ago around their church during the Mine Run Campaign (November 26-December 2, 1863).

At 5:30 PM the event will start in the church sanctuary where there will be a short candlelight Christmas service with Christmas hymns & carols.

Following the candlelight service, John Kanaster of “Battlefield Tours of Virginia” is giving a historic talk presentation on the Mine Run Campaign next door in the church fellowship hall. Special emphasis will be placed on the events surrounding New Hope Church.

Afterwards, a special showing of the 2022 Christmas film “I Heard the Bells” will be shown. Set during the American Civil War, an event during the Mine Run Campaign will help to inspire a beloved Christmas poem. Known as Americans Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow leads an idyllic life ...until the day his world is shattered by tragedy. With a nation divided by Civil War and his family torn apart, Henry puts down his pen, silenced by grief. But it's the sound of Christmas morning that reignites the poet's lost voice as he discovers the resounding hope of rekindled faith.

Refreshments is being provided by the New Hope Baptist Church ladies.

This special family friendly Christmas event is FREE and open to the general public.

MINE RUN: 160th ANNIVERSARY💥We the only battlefield guides who offer comprehensive private battlefield tours of Mine Run...
11/28/2023

MINE RUN: 160th ANNIVERSARY💥

We the only battlefield guides who offer comprehensive private battlefield tours of Mine Run, going beyond Payne’s Farm with rare access to unique locations .

Part of the Forgotten Fall of 1863, find out what both armies have been up to since the battle of Gettysburg months earlier.

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Fredericksburg, VA
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We provide a Civil War driving tour & various private battlefield tours. Our specialty is the Civil War area battlefields. VIP tours without the VIP tour price. We take all of the hassle out of self-guided tours. Let us do all of the work so you can relax! We created our tours to tell the whole story from start to finish, rather than a sample tour, leaving you with a better understanding and wanting to discover more. We're the best way to discover four major Civil War battlefields, within 20 square miles, that saw 100.000 casualties; the battle of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, & Spotsylvania Court House.

“Fredericksburg Tours” came about because of the need to make the surrounding Civil War battlefields & other historic sites more accessible to the general public. The battle of Fredericksburg remains one of the most misunderstood and misremembered engagements of the Civil War and is all too oftern glossed over. History & Hollywood hasn’t done this battle justice. Of all of the major Civil War battlefields, the battle of Fredericksburg is one of the most difficult to navigate alone which makes it even more important to have a guide. The battlefield today is unlike most other battlefields with sweeping views of open fields dotted by monuments. One must navigate through the old colonial town where rare street fighting took place. Beyond that., the area outside of town where Union troops assaulted Confederate fortified position, known as “Bloody Plain”. is now a neighborhood built in the post-war recondtruction day.

Within 20 square miles Fredericksburg lie four major Civil War battlefileds which saw 100,000 casualties. Former rural area farmland is giving way to modern development due to Washington D.C. commuters looking for more affordable housing. With our nation’s hisotry in constant danger, preservation awareness is a big mission of ours. Today, American history has never been under so much scrutiny and in the media as it is now. Public exposure to our national treasures in the hopes of further education is a goal of ours. Thank you for considering “Fredericksburg Tours”.

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