NEWPORT NEWS — Lee Hall Mansion is hosting two Civil War seminars in a unique way.
The Mansion is hosting two different Civil War Van tours: one on June 16 and one on July 14, both from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to a news release from the city.
The fee is $50 per person for each tour and payment is due two weeks before each session.
The first van tour happening in June is titled Submarines, Infernal Machines & Torpedoes. It will center around the technology that foreshadowed the war.
Tour stops include Lee Hall Mansion, Yorktown, City Point, Deep Bottom, Fort Harrison, and other sites, according to the news release.
The tour in July is titled Hampton’s Cattle Raid. It will follow General Wade Hampton’s route from Coggins Point to Petersburg with historian J. Michael Moore, according to the news release.
For information on the tour, call Lee Hall Mansion at 757-888-3371.
