Battle of Dam No. 1 Walking Tour, Part 1

13560 Jefferson Avenue,Newport News VA 23603

23 March, 2022

Description

Explore the Dam No. 1 battlefield in Newport News Park. This tour covers the background of the Union side up to the midday Union attack. Explore the Dam No. 1 battlefield in Newport News Park with historian J. Michael Moore. The April 16, 1862 Battle of Dam No. 1 halted a Union breakthrough and prolonged the Siege of the Confederate Warwick-Yorktown Line. Part I covers the background of the Union side up to the midday Union attack. Part 2 of the tour on April 6 covers the midday Union attack and the conclusion of the Peninsula Campaign.