September 6, 2025 - September 7, 2025
10am - 4pm on Saturday and Sunday
Petersburg National Battlefield Eastern Front Visitor Center
Join the staff and living history volunteers at Petersburg National Battlefield for free and immersive programs this fall!
Visit the encampments of the 124th New York and the U.S. Army Signal Corps at the Eastern Front Visitor Center Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7! These living historians will be depicting the common soldiers’ life during the siege and demonstrating how signal flags helped revolutionize battlefield communication. Free living history programs will be offered all weekend! Infantry programs will be at 10 am and 2 pm both days and signal flag demonstrations will be at 11 am and 3 pm both days. The living historians will also be in their encampments for informal programs and conversations throughout the event.
Programs are weather permitting and schedule is subject to change.
The Eastern Front unit of the park can be accessed at the Eastern Front Visitor Center, 5001 Siege Road, Petersburg, Virginia.
