Fort Drewry trip

Shawn and Caelan at the front gate to Ft Drewry path
Readin some history

A cannon that still remains at the fort

Forever the archaeologist, looking for artifacts!

The Kinzer Clan, the site of the fort is behind us.

Packing up after the big hike

Heading home

On Sunday, 2-14-09, we headed to Petersburg to see the battlefields. We arrived later in the day so were only able to see one site, Fort Drewry. Actually this one site was perfect for this big pregnant mama. We walked the trail, Caelan enjoyed a pack ride, to the fort.

It was a beautiful day and perfect for a history lesson.

The first shots were fired in the campaign to capture Richmond that would last from 1862 to 1865. This was a Confederate fort named Fort Drewry by southerners and Fort Darling by the Federals along the James River, 7 miles south of Richmond. Later in the war, Drewry Bluff became the site of the Confederate Naval Academy and the Marine Corps Camp of Instruction.