BOTH SIDES TOUR XV -- Jeb Stuart's Route to Gettysburg, Phase 1

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Follow the Confederate Cavalry Commander as He Begins His Controversial Ride around the Union Army in Virginia

The Both Sides Tour will follow Stuart from Piedmont Station in Fauquier to Rowser's Ford on the Potomac. Next April we will pick up the cavalry in Seneca, Maryland, and follow it to Gettysburg. Visit the sites of  Stuart's battles with Union cavalry along the Blue Ridge that protected General Lee's main force, which already had begun  marching North in early June of 1863. Learn about Stuart's meetings with John Singleton Mosby (including a stop at historic Yew Hill) that resulted in a plan to split his cavalry for another ride around the enemy's rear. Did Stuart have Lee's blessing? What obstacles did he face? Was he unduly delayed? We'll examine all those issues on the ground where the decisions were made. We'll stop for lunch at the Golden Corral in Manassas and spend the afternoon riding from the Occoquan to the Potomac.

Start the day with coffee and donuts at the Museum, 6121 Franconia Road in the Franconia Governmental Center. Board a comfortable, rest room-equipped motor coach for the trip to the sites as well as lunch, gratuities, fees and a McDonald's snack card on the way home.

BUS LEAVES AT 8:15 A.M. SHARP                      

Sponsored by the Franconia Museum

Both Sides Tour October 24, 2015 Registration Form

Contact Don Hakenson at 703-971-4984 or dhakenson@verizon.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: $100.00. 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 October 9, 2015. Tour will be Held Rain or Shine.  Leave from Franconia Museum at Franconia Governmental Center, 6121 Franconia Road. Free parking.

Make checks payable to Don Hakenson.

Mail to:

Both Sides Tour
4708 Lillian Drive
Franconia, VA  22310

Coming in April 2016: Phase II of Stuart's Ride from the Potomac to Gettysburg and Return