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Release Date: For Immediate Release
Contact(s): Tracy Chernault
Phone Number: (804) 265-8244
Date: March 27, 2007
New “Podcast” Allows Visitors to Explore the Five Forks Battlefield with a Civil War Historian
A free narrated tour of the Five Forks Battlefield is now available for those with access to the internet. CivilWarTraveler.com, one of the premier websites for those wishing to visit one or more of the numerous Civil War historic areas in the mid-Atlantic, contains an audio section where the podcasts can be found. In addition to the Five Forks Battle, podcasts are also available for Malvern Hill, Gaines Mill, Gettysburg, and the Museum of the Confederacy. Log on to www.civilwartraveler.com/audio to listen to the recording on your computer or to find information including instructions on how to download a copy of the podcast onto your own iPod or other mp3 player. These narratives can also be found on iTunes by typing “Civil War Tours” in the podcast section, or by accessing the web site for Petersburg National Battlefield, https://www.nps.gov/pete/photosmulti...irtualtour.htm. Those who choose to download the narrative are also encouraged to download the Five Forks Tour Map which is also found on the CivilWarTraveler.com web site.
The April 1, 1865 Battle of Five Forks was the last major battle of the siege of Petersburg. General Robert E. Lee told General George Pickett to “hold Five Forks at all Hazards” as it was all that stood between General Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Potomac and Petersburg’s last major supply line, the South Side Railroad. This would prove to be a difficult task for General Pickett as Union General Philip Sheridan arrived with his cavalry, soon to be followed by the Union V Corps under the command of General Gouvenor Warren.
The 5-stop driving tour is narrated by National Park Service ranger Tracy Chernault with an introduction by Marc Ramsey of Owens & Ramsey Historical Booksellers. Southern Horizon provides the background period music and the project was produced by CivilWarTraveler.com and Petersburg National Battlefield.
For more information, please contact Tracy Chernault at (804) 265-8244.
Petersburg National Battlefield was created in order to commemorate the campaign and siege and defense of Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864 and 1865. The park staff is committed to preserving and protecting the historical, cultural, and natural resources within the park in a manner that will provide interpretation, education, and enjoyment for the visitors.
Contact(s): Tracy Chernault
Phone Number: (804) 265-8244
Date: March 27, 2007
New “Podcast” Allows Visitors to Explore the Five Forks Battlefield with a Civil War Historian
A free narrated tour of the Five Forks Battlefield is now available for those with access to the internet. CivilWarTraveler.com, one of the premier websites for those wishing to visit one or more of the numerous Civil War historic areas in the mid-Atlantic, contains an audio section where the podcasts can be found. In addition to the Five Forks Battle, podcasts are also available for Malvern Hill, Gaines Mill, Gettysburg, and the Museum of the Confederacy. Log on to www.civilwartraveler.com/audio to listen to the recording on your computer or to find information including instructions on how to download a copy of the podcast onto your own iPod or other mp3 player. These narratives can also be found on iTunes by typing “Civil War Tours” in the podcast section, or by accessing the web site for Petersburg National Battlefield, https://www.nps.gov/pete/photosmulti...irtualtour.htm. Those who choose to download the narrative are also encouraged to download the Five Forks Tour Map which is also found on the CivilWarTraveler.com web site.
The April 1, 1865 Battle of Five Forks was the last major battle of the siege of Petersburg. General Robert E. Lee told General George Pickett to “hold Five Forks at all Hazards” as it was all that stood between General Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Potomac and Petersburg’s last major supply line, the South Side Railroad. This would prove to be a difficult task for General Pickett as Union General Philip Sheridan arrived with his cavalry, soon to be followed by the Union V Corps under the command of General Gouvenor Warren.
The 5-stop driving tour is narrated by National Park Service ranger Tracy Chernault with an introduction by Marc Ramsey of Owens & Ramsey Historical Booksellers. Southern Horizon provides the background period music and the project was produced by CivilWarTraveler.com and Petersburg National Battlefield.
For more information, please contact Tracy Chernault at (804) 265-8244.
Petersburg National Battlefield was created in order to commemorate the campaign and siege and defense of Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864 and 1865. The park staff is committed to preserving and protecting the historical, cultural, and natural resources within the park in a manner that will provide interpretation, education, and enjoyment for the visitors.
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