Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, April 1, 1990 TAG: 9003290369
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: E10 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Historical interpretation of a Civil War military camp by the 26th North Carolina Infantry, a re-enactment group.\ APRIL 8
1:30 p.m. - The highlight of the week, the stacking of arms. An estimated 4,000 Civil War re-enactors are expected to participate.\ APRIL 9\
\ 10 to 11:30 a.m. - Walking tours of the grounds.
11:20 a.m., 2:20 and 3:20 p.m. - A historical interpreter representing a Union soldier will talk about his experiences in the Appomattox campaign. Talk to be held at Clover Hill Tavern.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Special post office cancellations at Meeks General Store.
1:30 p.m. - Ed Bearss, chief historian with the National Park Service, will speak on Lee's surrender at the McLean House.
7:30 p.m. - Bearss will speak on the generalship of Grant and Lee at Appomattox County High School.\ APRIL 10
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. - "Surrender at Appomattox," a documentary film in the Visitor Center.
11:20 a.m., 2:20 and 3:20 p.m. - A historical interpreter representing a Union soldier will talk about his experiences in the Appomattox campaign. Talk to be held at Clover Hill Tavern.
7:30 p.m. - Gary W. Gallagher, assistant professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, will speak on the events at Appomattox at the high school.\ APRIL 11
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. - "Surrender at Appomattox," a documentary film in the Visitor Center.
11:20 a.m., 2:20 and 3:20 p.m. - A historical interpreter representing a Union soldier will talk about his experiences in the Appomattox campaign. Talk to be held at Clover Hill Tavern.
7:30 p.m. - William C. Davis, president of the National Historical Society, will speak on warriors waging peace at the high school.\ APRIL 12
10 a.m. - Historian Chris Calkins speaks on the stacking of arms and other ceremonies.
11:20 a.m., 2:20 and 3:20 p.m. - A historical interpreter representing a Union soldier will talk about his experiences in the Appomattox campaign. Talk to be held at Clover Hill Tavern.
7:30 p.m. - Historian Chris Calkins will speak on the final campaign of the war at the high school.\ APRIL 13
11:20 a.m., 2:20 and 3:20 p.m. - A historical interpreter representing a Union soldier will talk about his experiences in the Appomattox campaign. Talk to be held at Clover Hill Tavern.
7:30 p.m. - James I. Robertson Jr., professor of history at Virginia Tech, will speak on "Johnny Reb" and "Billy Yank" at Appomattox at the high school.
by CNB