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Last Stand: The Civil War Comes To Farmville 1865-2015 These commemorative events hold many lessons for today’s society and will be inclusive of and meaningful to all regardless of hereditary link to the American Civil War.
We thank you for the opportunity to share with you some of the lessons from the day the Civil War came to Farmville.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, March 28, 2015
3:00 pm – Dusk: Living History Village Begins
Living History Village inhabitants set up encampments at Riverside Park. Confederate and Union soldiers will erect their
respective encampments and settle in for the evening. Visitors are welcome to come into the camp and learn from re-enactors
about preparing for an evening in the field. Impromptu music will be offered for the enjoyment of all. (Weather permitting)
Sunday, March 29, 2015:
9:00 am – Dusk: Living History Village Comes Alive
Reveille is called and muster is taken. Encampments will start their day as they would have 150 years ago. Visitors are welcome
to observe and interact as appropriate. (Weather permitting)
10:00 am: The Skirmish of High Bridge * (Meet at River Road parking access) A prominent American Civil War
Historian and author will take visitors on a journey of the mind as he relates true stories of desperate actions by ordinary
soldiers caught up in extraordinary circumstances. (HBTSP Event)
11:00 – 11:30 am: Palm Sunday Service at Riverside Park
The public is invited to join our re-enactors for an ecumenical Palm Sunday service presented by Farmville area congregations.
11:30 am and 2:30 pm: Civil War General Smyth Walking Tour *
(Meet on the High Bridge Trail at Osborne Road access) Stand near the location where General Thomas A. Smith, the last Union
General to die in the American Civil War, fell from a sharp shooter’s bullet. (HBTSP Event)
11:30 am and 12:30 pm: Civil War Earthen Fort Tour *
(Meet at the south-eastern fort on High Bridge Trail, a 1.7 mile walk east from River Road) Hear about the Gallant Creoles of the 43rd
Louisiana Cannoneers who defended High Bridge and learn why the post became known as “Camp Paradise”. (HBTSP Event)
Noon – 5:00 pm: Living History Village Demonstrations
Enjoy demonstrations and representations of what life was like 150 years ago. Civil War medicine, hand gun readiness, rifle
corps marksmanship; cavalry drills, and cannon demonstrations throughout the day. The life of Women of the Civil War will
be depicted on site. Be sure to look for General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee and listen for their stories.
(Weather permitting)
Noon – 5:00 pm: Confederate Cemetery Interpretations & Interment Re-enactments
Cemetery interpretation by area members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, aided by the Sons of Confederate
Veterans. Interment re-enactments presided by a Civil War re-enactor clergy at 2:30 and 3:30 pm.
Noon – 4:00 pm: Guided History Tours
Tours begin at Riverside Park on the hour and half-hour and are limited to 20 first come, first serve guests per tour with the
last tour departing at 4:00 pm. The 1-1/4 hour tour will visit sites significant to the events of April 7, 1865. It will end uptown
where the tour guide will show visitors where they can stop for other amenities in Farmville. NOTE: Tours involve walking
with steps and inclines. Bottled water and comfortable walking shoes recommended. (Check at the Riverside Park information booth
for mobility impaired tour guest accommodations.)
*HBTSP-High Bridge Trail State Park
Inclement weather location: Riverside Park parking area
History Tour Stops
Drinking water and comfortable walking shoes recommended.
The events of April 7, 1865 for which these sites are significant, are told in multiple publications
available for purchase at Tour Stop #11 and select merchants in Farmville Downtown.
1. Riverside Park (517 North Main Street)
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2. South Side Rail Train Station (jfergeson gallery, 311 North Main Street)
3. Site of The Randolph House (306 North Main Street)
4. Whitfield-Bozarth Building (Poplar Hall Antique Center, 308 North Main Street)
5. Site of The Confederate Hospital (402 Appomattox Street) i
6. Patrick Henry Jackson House (304 Beech Street)
7. John Thurston Thornton House (309 Beech Street)
8. Longwood’s Ruffner Hall and The Confederate Monument (200 Block of High Street)
9. First Baptist Church (100 South Main Street)
10. Civil War Artifacts Exhibit (116 North Main Street – Farmville Town Hall) i
11. High Bridge Exhibit (121 East 3rd Street-Heartland Regional Visitor Center) i
12. Lithia Springs House (802 West Osborn Road) Self-guided only
13. Confederate Cemetery (Jackson Avenue) Self-guided only
*Self-guided History Tours are open throughout the two day event. Map brochures will be available at Riverside
Park, Farmville Town Hall, and Heartland Regional Visitor Center.
Last Stand: The Civil War Comes to Farmville 1865-2015
This event was made possible through the generous support of:
Southside Electric Cooperative
Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society
Virginia State Parks
Friends of High Bridge Trail State Park
CENTRA Southside Community Hospital
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Longstreet’s Corps
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Martha P. Louis (watercolor venue map)
Bob Flippen (Local historian)
Gerry Spates (Civil War artifacts collection)
Jim Godburn (Paroled Prisoner’s Pass)
and the many volunteers who have given of their time and resources
The partner organizations of The Heart of Your Adventure
Town of Farmville, County of Prince Edward, Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce, Farmville Downtown Partnership
www.TheHeartofYourAdventure.com