THE BEST DEAL FOR APPOMATTOX TOUR

You may have noticed that other tours to Appomattox in April are priced $100 more per person that our Both Sides Tour on April 25 (Saturday) and 26 (Sunday). We expect prices, particularly for lodging, to go up as April nears. We're OK, as we locked in last fall! We have a few more spots available before we reach our reservation total at the motel. At some point soon, we will have to increase the price for latecomers. So, we suggest you sign up now and lock in the best deal in town for a tour that follows both armies to the surrender site at Appomattox. We'll start at City Point (Hopewell) on the James River and follow the armies to Petersburg, Five Forks, Sailor's Creek and then Appomattox. There will be lots of information along the way.  If you already have signed up, your seat on the bus, lodging and meals are all set!  Disregard this email if you have already sent in your money!

Don Hakenson
Carl Sell
Ben Trittipoe


BOTH SIDES TOUR XIV
Two Days on the Road to Appomattox Sesquicentennial Event
Saturday-Sunday, April 25-26, 2015
City Point, Five Forks and Sailor's Creek On Saturday, Appomattox on Sunday  

The Both Sides Tour will follow the armies to the surrender site at Appomattox in an ambitious two-day tour that will start with the Union supply depot on the James River on Saturday and end at the Museum of the Confederacy and the room where Lee and Grant signed the surrender documents on Sunday. After visiting City Point, we'll stop for an all-you-can eat lunch in Colonial Heights and then continue on to Five Forks where the Union broke the Confederate line on the Southside Railroad in what became the beginning of the end. We'll visit Sailor's Creek, site of the last major battle of the final campaign and then spend the night in Farmville. Dinner will be provided at the motel. After a motel breakfast on Saturday morning, we'll head for Appomattox for a three-hour visit to the Museum and the nearby McLean house. There will be a snack stop in Appomattox and early all-you-can eat dinner in Charlottesville on the way home.

The Price is $225 per person with double occupancy at the Motel. Single Occupancy is $275. Find a tripmate and save $50!

Reserve your spot with a $100 fee by January 1, 2015. Final payments must be made by March 1, 2015. We must have a final number for the Motel by March 25. Latecomers will be subject to an increased room rate, if available. Sign up early and save.

As usual, we will meet at the Franconia Museum at 8 a.m. for coffee and donuts on Saturday, April 24, 2015. We'll board a comfortable, restroom equipped motor coach for the ride through Virginia. The price includes all meals with tips, lodging, bus and entrance fees at the Museum of the Confederacy.

We will eat lunch on Saturday at the Golden Corral in Colonial Heights. Dinner will consist of pasta and salad at the Days Inn in Farmville. Breakfast will be available at the Motel on Sunday. We'll stop at McDonald's for a snack after leaving Appomattox and eat the early dinner at the Wood Grille in Charlottesville.

BUS LEAVES AT 8:15 A.M. SHARP                      

Sponsored by the Franconia Museum

Both Sides Tour April 25-26, 2015 Registration Form

Contact Don Hakenson at 703-971-4984 or dhakenson@cox.net
Carl Sell at 703-971-4716 or sellcarl@aol.com
Ben Trittipoe at 571-274-2467 or btritt1@gmail.com


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Cost: $225.00double occupancy. $275 single occupancy Cost includes bus, lunch, and a fast-food value card on the way home. Entrance fees to the historic sites and a contribution to the Franconia Museum. Bottled water will be provided on the bus. No cancellations after March 1, 2015. Tour will be Held Rain or Shine.  Leave from Franconia Museum at Franconia Governmental Center, 6121 Franconia Road.


Make checks payable to Don Hakenson.

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Both Sides Tour
4708 Lillian Drive
Alexandria, VA  22310