| 18 April 2009 | to | 19 April 2009 |
The City of Petersburg proudly invites you to attend the 228th anniversary of the Reenactment of the 1781 Battle of Petersburg on April 18-19, 2009. This is an open event for all Revolutionary War re-enactors and sutlers. Their weekend encampment and re-created battles are held at Battersea, the home of Colonel John Banister, the first mayor of Petersburg and a signer of the Articles of Confederation. While Battersea is not the actual site of the 1781 battlefield, it was utilized by the British troops when they occupied the town in May of 1781.
Battersea consists of 35 acres of excellent camp and tactical ground for foot, horse and artillery. Wood, straw, water, hay, a Saturday evening meal and dance are provided by the City. There will be the reenactment of the 1781 battle, battle skirmishes, period music, children’s activities and games, blacksmith demonstrations and much more. The event will be held from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday and 9:00am to 4:00pm on Sunday. This event is free to the public.
To register for the event go to www.petersburg-va.org, look under “Visitor”, then under “Tourism”…then, “click” on “Registration” fill out the form and “click” on “SEND”. You may mail a copy of the form to the Petersburg Visitor Center, 425 Cockade Alley, Petersburg, VA 23805 or e-mail it to the Visitor Center: “petgtourism @ earthlink.net” (remove spaces and quotes). Any phone inquiries may be placed to the Petersburg Visitor Center, attention Frances Lilly: 800-368-3595.
