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Petersburg A. P. Hill Camp, UCV / GAR Parade Springfield, Massachusetts
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The Siege Museum
"African Americans in the Military:
The Petersburg Perspective"
Always a Free Admission to City of Petersburg Residents and a small fee to visitors. Thanks for your museum support!
Petersburg Military History & War Stories from the American Revolution to Today
For a preview of the Petersburg Black Confederate "Perspective"
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9 June 2013 148th Consecutive Annual...
"9th of June" Ceremony at Blandford Church Confederate Memorial Shrine, Petersburg, Virginia. Blandford Cemetery, Crater Road, Petersburg, Virginia. Time is 5:00 PM. Free.
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The Louisiana Soldier's Window
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Sponsored By -- The Ladies Memorial Association of Petersburg
10th Annual
Richard "Dick" Poplar Day
at
11:30 am
Memorial Hill, Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia
14 September 2013
Honoring Petersburg's Black Confederate Hero & 19th month Prisoner of War
"He was a prisoner at the same time with many old comrades. During his confinement he was held in high esteem by both Confederates and the Federal troops who acted as the garrison. He extended many courtesies to the reserves who were captured on June 9, 1864, and carried to Point Lookout."
This annual American veteran's program also highlights the 2013 NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY and WEEK *Local POW/MIA ceremonies across the country are encouraged throughout POW/MIA Recognition Week. POW/MIA Day is September 20, 2013
IN CASE OF RAIN THIS PROGRAM WILL BE HELD IN HISTORIC BLANDFORD CHURCH
Please click on the link below for more insight into Richard Poplar's life as a Petersburger, his life as a soldier, and his life living among the Petersburg community who loved him.
