VIOLET BANK ..Lee's Headquarters | Battle of Petersburg

Headquarters of the Robert E Lee and the Confederate Army during the Battle of Petersburg. Also the headquarters of Marque de Lafayette and Frederick von Steuben during the Revolutionary War.
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[@scottwells9824]

The Lee and soldier statues were made and donated by my good friend Braxton Spivey in Charleston, SC.

[@VATravels]

Oh neat

[@rnews5750]

The place is in need of a little preservation project. A treasure we can not afford to lose.

[@mistervacation23]

The song "the vacant chair", was featured on The Andy Griffith Show episode of "Hot Rod Otis"

[@jefflawrentz1624]

Nice tour, Chris! There was a lot more history to see here than I would have expected. DuPont museums in Delaware are well worth the trip, especially Winterthur. I definitely want to check out Violet Bank. Thank you!

[@VATravels]

Yea I visited Nemours, it was great. Need to go back. Thanks!

[@annmcgehee1728]

Great place to visit, so many items you can spend hours and not see everything in it! Awesome video- thanks!

[@VATravels]

Yea it was a great find for sure. Thanks!

[@harriethunter8910]

This is amazing. Very interesting. Warm greetings from Australia.

[@VATravels]

Thanks for watching over there!

[@BillsWargameWorld]

Awesome like always

[@Steve-Duh-Rino]

That place looks nice! Never heard of it

[@VATravels]

Yea, hidden gem for sure

[@FaraLove-77]

I went to school here in the 1970’s. The public library used to be in the basement. There is an old cemetery behind a house across the street East of Violet Bank. I’m uncertain who is buried there there ; as it is on private property.

[@VATravels]

Oh neat, thanks for the information.

[@timarm64]

Used to be a library in the basement. Went there many times.

[@eighthearlvonbellenburg2436]

Chris - great video about a building I had not heard of in the past. FYI - razed is pronounced raised.

[@PsychedelicRodeo]

Great find.

[@sfdavis3526]

Great tour and the drone footage is wonderful. Nice Job!

[@VATravels]

Appreciate it and thanks for the recommendation!

[@sfdavis3526]

@@VATravels Notwithstanding the phenomenon of acoustical shadow, Lee likely heard the Crater explosion at 4:44 am on the morning of July 30th,. I've heard old men (many born in 1890"s) recall their grandfathers hearing the explosion down in Waverly and below (about 25 miles east).

[@VATravels]

Wow, I can absolutely believe that.

[@christinaj.farrell7331]

So Cool !

[@Rebelmediainc]

This was awesome!

[@VATravels]

👍

[@leetaylor954]

Good find

[@christaylor4822]

Cool

[@virginiahistorychannel804]

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