Hello all,

Please see the notice below from our friends at the Goochland County Historical Society.

Gregg Kimball
Library of Virginia

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"The Yankees Are Coming":  Union Cavalry to reenact historic raid in Goochland County

Return to the harrowing days of 1864 when Union cavalry troopers under the command of Col. Eric Dahlgren terrorized the Goochland countryside as they made their way to Richmond to free Union prisoners and kill Jefferson Davis and his cabinet.  On September 27-30, 2012, more than 100 mounted troops from the 2nd US Cavalry, Company A/9th Regiment Virginia Cavalry, Company D (www.secondcalvary.org) will trace the original route of the raid. A battle reenactment will take place on Sunday, September 30, at Tuckahoe Plantation to provide  an up close and personal look at local history.

Sponsored by the Goochland County Historical Society (www.goochlandhistory.org), the event is part of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War.  The Dahlgren's Raid reenactment is being staged in 2012 to avoid scheduling conflicts with other Cavalry events scheduled for 2013 - 2015.  A brief video discussion of the event is available through live stream of the July 24, 2012 Goochland school board meeting at www.glnd.k12.va.us beginning 8:30 into the recording.

For additional information contact:

-           Phyllis Silber, Executive Director of the Goochland County Historical Society at 804.556.3966 or [log in to unmask]
-           James Richmond, Goochland County Historical Society archivist, at 804.556.5353 or [log in to unmask]
-           Dr. Bruce Venter at 703.785.4373



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