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Petersburg A. P. Hill Camp, UCV / GAR Parade Springfield, Massachusetts
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At 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 2010 145th 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
7th Annual
Richard "Dick" Poplar Day
at
11:30 am
Memorial Hill, Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia
18 September 2010
Honoring Petersburg's Black Confederate Hero & 19th month Point Lookout 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."
a "clip" of Richard's life which can be found at:
This annual American veteran's program also highlights the 2010 NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY* Local POW/MIA ceremonies across the country are encouraged throughout POW/MIA Recognition Week,
IN CASE OF RAIN THIS PROGRAM WILL BE HELD IN HISTORIC BLANDFORD CHURCH
