16 June 2012

BRCWRT FALL TOUR:

BALLS BLUFF BATTLEFIELD

General Gorman's brigade arriving at Edwards' Ferry for General Stone's "slight demonstration," 20 October 1861 (Library of Congress)

The BRCWRT will conduct its postponed fall field trip on 16 June 2012. Our principal destinations will be the Balls Bluff Battlefield and Fort Evans. Our tour guide will be Jim Morgan.

Please join us in this unique opportunity to tour the Balls Bluff Battlefield with the benefit of a noted authority on the Civil War in Loudoun County and to visit one of the best preserved field fortifications in the State of Virginia. Carefully maintained by a corporate owner, the fort is ordinarily inacessible to Civil War buffs but will be made accessible to BRCWRT members for the purpose of this tour.

After investigating Fort Evans, we will devote the remainder of the morning to exploring the Balls Bluff Battlefield with our guide. Following lunch, and time permitting, we will explore additional Civil War sites in the area that will either include the "Masked Battery" field fortifications or those overlooking Route 7 and Goose Creek. We will plan to finish the tour no later than 1500.

Date: 16 June 2012 

Assembly Location:
Sheetz/MacDonald's servicecenter at the intersection of Route 15 bypass and Edwards Ferry Road (965 Edwards Ferry Rd., NE, Leesburg VA) (Map)

Assembly Time :
8:45 A.M. for a departure to Fort Evans at 9:00 A.M.

Car Pool Information: 
Members and their guests wishing to carpool from the Centerville Regional Library should meet there at 7:45 A.M. and plan on departing for Leesburg no later than 8:00 A.M.

Tour Duration: 
9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M.

Lunch: Lunch will be at a fast food restaurant or, alternatively, participants can pack their own rations.

Exertion:  Hiking conditions will be moderate but participants should plan to wear comfortable footwear, dress appropriately for the weather, bring water and insect repellent. An optional walk down a steep embankment from Balls Bluff to the river will be a bit more challenging and may not be for everyone.

Sign Up:  Please sign up for the tour using the link to the left on this page.  There will also be a signup sheet passed around at the June meeting.

Inclement Weather: Participants will be notified by e-mail of any weather-related changes to these orders no later than 7:00 A.M. on the date of the tour.   For confirmation, check the roundtable website home page or call John De Pue at (703) 791-3389.