First Baptist Suffolk and Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society
Spring 201 Civil War Battlefield Tour Information

    This spring, for the fifteenth year, Kermit Hobbs will be leading tours of Suffolk Civil War battlefields and sites. Tours will be given morning and afternoon Saturday, April 8, and in the afternoon of Sunday, April 9.
    The morning tour bus will leave the Train Station at 9:30am and return around 11:30am. This tour will include the Nansemond River Overlook, the Fort Connecticut site, Deserted House battlefield, and the G. W. Smith home site. The cost will be $15 per person for FBC members and SNHS members or $17 for non-members.
    The afternoon tour bus will leave the Train Station at 1:00pm and return around 4:00pm. These tours will include the Nansemond River Overlook, Fort Stevens, Fort Rosecrans, and Hill’s Point Battery. There will be a considerable amount of walking through woods, up and down hills on the afternoon tour. The cost will be $18 per person for FBC members and SNHS members or $20 for non-members.
    Kermit Hobbs will take reservations and accept payment. Reservations and payment also may be made with Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society at 539-2781. Reservations are only secured when they are paid.
    Tickets for members will go on sale 3/13/17 and for the general public on 3/20/17.