Plantation tours are held from Thursday through Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm. Search other Museum in or near Newport News VA. You can come here during Civil War reenactments, Lumber Jack campouts, Medieval Festivals, or the Fall Harvest Faire. Get coupons, hours, photos, videos, directions for Civil War at Endview at 362 Yorktown Rd Newport News VA. Many living history events are held here annually as well. Endview (also called Curtis Farm) provides tours of the plantation. Curtis regained possession of Endview after the Civil War, and his descendants continued to live here until 1985. Union regiments also camped around Endview as part of the Federal occupation of nearby Yorkton. The Scottsdale Civil War Round Table meets the third Tuesday of every month (except June, July & August) at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library (Auditorium) 3839 N. The plantation was used as headquarters by Confederate Generals Lafayette McLaws and Robert Tombs during the beginning stages of the 1862 Peninsula campaign. He commanded the soldiers until May 1862. 32nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment in May 1861. You can come here during Civil War reenactments, Lumber Jack campouts, Medieval Festivals, or the Fall Harvest Faire. As a result of this call for volunteers, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee secede from the Union in the following weeks. The Confederate works are spectacular, and are among, if not the best in Virginia. April 15, 1861- President Lincoln issues a public declaration that an insurrection exists and calls for 75,000 militia to stop the rebellion. Newport News, VA, United States reviews and experiences by real locals.
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Curtis organized Warwick Beauregard's company called H. In 1862 the Confederates had built a series of dams to widen and deepen the river, and had constructed a line of earthworks and fortifications from Yorktown southward. The Civil War At Endview - Yorktown Rd - (757)887-18. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, acquired the plantation in 1858.
The home was built in 1769 for William Harwood. Take a tour of this plantation and discover the exhibits, Civil War reenactments, and special events held here.Įndview Plantation is a significant historical site in Virginia.
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