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THE KINKAID SCHOOL and
present
The Clash of The Blue
and The Gray
April 6-13, 2013
Hosted By
Kinkaid
Retired Faculty
John &
Caro Ann
Germann
Dear Traveler,
Not that long ago, or so it seems, with Frosch Travel’s help I created
and escorted an Interim Term trip which trailed the U. S. army’s path
across Europe in World War II. Caro Ann told me that there was no
way I could turn down the offer to develop that program, given the
many years that I have taught the subject in European and American
History at Kinkaid. It was one of the best things that I have ever done.
She and I have a similar, and in truth an even greater, fascination for the Civil War. It was
our nation’s crucible, and from it emerged nothing less than modern America. A love for the
military story of that war colored my regular US History classes, not to mention decades of
“Blue and Gray” Interim Term courses. Caro Ann shares that captivation with the war; in fact,
she and I have visited every one of the major battlefields of that war. So when Kinkaid asked
us about a week-long domestic trip for alums and parents to complement an international
trip in 2013, the answer was an instantaneous: “How about Civil War military history?”
Given the one-week parameter, it made sense to focus on one theater of the war. We chose,
no surprise, the Virginia area, which was the key to the conflict from beginning to end. That
would mean dealing first of all with a host of Union generals, culminating in one of the
mega-generals of the war - Ulysses S. Grant, whose long overdue strategy won the war and
preserved the union. At the same time, it meant centering on the Confederate mega-general
who spent his life in that state and his entire time in that one theater - Robert E. Lee, considered by many to be one of the greatest military tacticians in world history.
To that end we and FROSCH Travel have “hand-crafted” a program to try to capture the
essence of the Civil War military experience by focusing on the battlefield engagements
involving Lee’s army. A one-week parameter restricted selection of the battlefields. The most
obvious omission is the back-to-back Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House engagements. However, these battles were massive in scope and are very difficult to grasp. We will
certainly discuss them en route. Yet all of the other “biggies” (ten in number) are included,
ranging from two Seven Days Battles to the skirmish and dramatic surrender at Appomattox.
They are done chronologically in order to get a better sense of the fortunes of the two sides
as the war progressed. We have acquired the services of a highly respected guide to lead us
through those battlefield sites. To get at least a little sense of what the North was fighting
against and what the South was fighting for, we have incorporated visits to Lee’s birthplace,
home, and resting place.
Please be forewarned that to accomplish all of this makes for a very busy and potentially tiring week, as the agenda attests. But ”Civil War Week” will be a very special week – absolutely
unique, one to remember, one to brag about to grandchildren or envious friends or anyone
who will listen. And all of this while traipsing around northern Virginia by bus in April! To us it
doesn’t get much better than this.
Caro Ann and I eagerly look forward to having you join us in this exclusive Kinkaid family venture. We welcome any questions that you might have about the trip agenda; please feel free
to email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We must respectfully defer questions about room/board, air, finances, etc. to FROSCH Travel, specifically to Jessica Sussman.
Thank you very much…
John J. Germann
Caro Ann Germann
The Kinkaid School
GUIDE: JOHN V. QUARSTEIN
John V. Quarstein is an award winning historian, preservationist, and author. John has served
as the director of the Virginia War Museum since 1978. In addition to these duties, he oversees the management of the City of Newport News’ historic properties including Endview
Plantation, Lee Hall Mansion, Young’s Mill, and the Newsome House as well as serving as
the historical advisor for the Mariners’ Museum’s U.S.S. Monitor Center project. He has also
served as an adjunct professor at the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia,
and Virginia Commonwealth University. Quarstein is the author of seven books including Fort
Monroe: The Key to the South, C.S.S. Virginia: Mistress of Hampton Roads, Civil War on the
Virginia Peninsula, and The Battle of the Ironclads.
John V. Quarstein was the recipient of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 1993
President’s Award, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s Jefferson Davis Gold
Medal in 1999. Presently, he serves on the board of several national organizations including
Virginia Civil War Trails and John Singleton Mosby Foundation, and as Chief Historical Advisor
for the U.S.S. Monitor.
ITINERARY MAP
ITINERARY: DAY ONE
Saturday, April 6, 2013
En Route/Arlington House & Arlington Cemetery
Morning arrivals to Washington (Dulles Airport). Meet coach and historian and transfer
to Arlington, VA. Visit the Arlington House and Arlington Cemetery. A welcome dinner is
spent along the Potomac River. Continue to Fredericksburg, VA.
Overnight: Courtyard by Marriott Historic Downtown Fredericksburg
Arlington House
Arlington House was the home of Robert E. Lee and his family for 30 years and is uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families. George Washington Parke Custis built the house to
be his home and a memorial to George Washington, his step-grandfather. It is now preserved as a
memorial to General Lee, who gained the respect of Americans both Northern and Southern.
Arlington Cemetery
ITINERARY: DAY TWO
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Stratford Hall Plantation, Gaines Mill & Malvern Hill
Day is spent at Stratford Hall Plantation and in Richmond, VA. Enjoy lunch at Stratford
Hall. Continue to Richmond, VA for an afternoon at Gaines Mill and Malvern Hill. Return
to Fredericksburg, VA for dinner at the historic Inn at Olde Silk Mill.
Overnight: Courtyard by Marriott Historic Downtown Fredericksburg
Stratford Hall Plantation
Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia, was the home of four generations
of the Lee family of Virginia, including two signers of the Declaration of Independence. Robert
Edward Lee in was born there in 1807.
Gaines Mill
In this, the third of the Seven Days’ Battles, General Lee ordered his Army of Northern Virginia
to attack Fitz John Porter’s Union Fifth Corps on June 27, 1862. With daylight fading, the newly
reinforced Southerners assaulted Porter’s anemic defensive line and sent the Northerners fleeing
toward the river. Only the approaching darkness prevented Porter’s corps from complete disaster.
During the night, the Federals limped across the Chickahominy and burned the bridges behind
them. Gaines’ Mill was the bloodiest of the six Seven Days’ engagements.
Malvern Hill
In this the sixth and last of the Seven Days’ Battles, July 1, 1862, Lee launched a series of disjointed assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill. The Confederates suffered
more than 5,300 casualties without gaining an inch of ground. Despite his victory, General George
B. McClellan withdrew to Harrison’s Landing on James River, where his army was protected by
gunboats. This ended the Peninsula Campaign.
ITINERARY: DAY THREE
Monday, April 8, 2013
Second Bull Run & Antietam National Battlefields
Trail the Second Bull Run and Antietam National Battlefields. Return to Fredericksburg,
VA late afternoon for an evening at leisure.
Overnight: Courtyard by Marriott Historic Downtown Fredericksburg
Second Bull Run
A second encounter with the Confederates at Manassas occurred just over a year after the first
(August 1862). The Union’s Army of the Potomac, with its newly appointed commanding general,
John Pope, fared little better than the first time around. The battle featured a counter-attack by
James Longstreet’s wing of 28,000 men in the largest, simultaneous mass assault of the war,
crushing the Union left flank. This was the decisive battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign, and
led to the CSA army’s first invasion of the North.
Bull Run
Antietam National Battlefields
On September 16, 1862, Gen. George B. McClellan confronted Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia
on Union soil at Sharpsburg, Maryland. It became the single bloodiest day in American military
history. Although outnumbered two-to-one, Lee committed his entire force, while McClellan sent
in less than three-quarters of his army, enabling Lee to fight the Federals to a standstill. Lee, however, had to order the battered Army of Northern Virginia to withdraw across the Potomac into
the Shenandoah Valley. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation followed shortly
thereafter.
ITINERARY: DAY FOUR
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville
Enjoy this day in Fredericksburg, VA and Chancellorsville, VA. Continue to Gettysburg, PA,
stopping en route for dinner at The Carriage Inn, built in 1836.
Overnight: Gettysburg Hotel
Fredericksburg
In December of 1862, Ambrose P. Burnside, now in command of the Army of the Potomac, ordered
an assault on the town of Fredericksburg and on Lee’s army overlooking the town. It resulted in
staggering Union casualties. Burnside initiated a new offensive in January 1863, which quickly
bogged down in the winter mud. No great surprise, Burnside was replaced in January 1863, by
“Fightin’ Joe” Hooker.
Chancellorsville
At the end of April 1862 General Joseph Hooker led his massive army to face Lee at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Although heavily outnumbered, Lee at great risk split his forces and sent General
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on a stealthy march around Hooker’s right flank, which was
reported to be “hanging in the air.” At 5:20 pm on May 2, Jackson’s line surged forward with its
“rebel yells” in an overwhelming attack that crushed the Union XI Corps. While making a night
reconnaissance, Jackson was mortally wounded by his own men and carried from the field. On the
next day the Confederates attacked with both wings of the army and broke the Federal line. Many
historians consider this to be Lee’s greatest victory, albeit accompanied by the devastating loss of
Jackson.
General Lee and Traveller
ITINERARY: DAY FIVE
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Strategize in Gettysburg, PA, the former headquarters of General Robert E. Lee. Dine at
the Fairfield Inn, location of Lee’s last meal in Pennsylvania. Retreat to Fredericksburg, VA.
Overnight: Courtyard by Marriott Historic Downtown Fredericksburg
Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg
The Confederacy’s second invasion of the North advanced all the way into Pennsylvania. On July
1, 1863, Confederate forces converged on the town of Gettysburg from west and north, driving
Union defenders back through the streets to Cemetery Hill. On July 2, Lee attempted to envelop
the Federals on that ridge, first striking the Union left and later the Union right, but Union General
George Meade’s men in blue repulsed both attempts, with great loss of life. In the afternoon,
after a preliminary artillery bombardment, Lee desperately attacked the Union center head-on
in Pickett’s Charge, but the advance was driven back with severe casualties. The Union had won
the bloodiest engagement of the war and on July 4, Lee began withdrawing his army. His train of
wounded stretched more than fourteen miles. The Army of Northern Virginia would never be the
same.
ITINERARY: DAY SIX
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Cold Harbor & Petersburg
Travel through the trenches to Cold Harbor and Petersburg, VA, site of the Battle of the
Crater. Proceed to Richmond, VA for dinner in Shockoe Slip.
Overnight: The Jefferson
Cold Harbor
With Ulysses S. Grant now in charge of the entire Union army and accompanying Meade’s Army
of the Potomac in the field, the Union forces doggedly pursued Lee’s army. East of the Confederate capital at Richmond the two armies opposed each other along a seven-mile front. On June 3,
1864, Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate line at Cold Harbor; the assault was slaughtered. Grant commented in his memoirs that this was the only attack he wished he had never
ordered. Abandoning the well-defended approaches to Richmond, Grant shifted his army to the
railroad hub of Petersburg south of Richmond.
Petersburg
After a series of only partially successful Union victories against General P. G. T. Beauregard’s
Confederate forces at Petersburg, the opportunity to capture Petersburg without a siege was lost.
Nine months of trench warfare ensued, with the Union trench lines extending for thirty miles and
severely reducing the CSA’s supply lines. Among the engagements in this siege was the infamous
Battle of the Crater, in which Union miners without detection tunneled under the Confederate
lines and with explosives blew a huge gap in the Southern line, only to result in what Grant called
“the saddest affair I have witnessed in the war.”
Ulysses S. Grant
ITINERARY: DAY SEVEN
Friday, April 12, 2013
Appomattox & Lee Chapel
Spend the final day at Appomattox Court House and Lexington, VA/Lee Chapel. Continue
to Staunton, VA for a farewell dinner at the historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel.
Overnight: Stonewall Jackson Hotel
Appomattox Court House
In early April, desperate for supplies for his army, Lee abandoned both Petersburg and Richmond
and attempted to get around the Union left flank. The arrival of Union infantry, however, stopped
the move in its tracks. Lee’s army was now surrounded on three sides. Rather than waste his
men in a lost cause Lee surrendered to Grant in a very dramatic face-to-face ceremony at Wilmer
McLean’s home in Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
Lexington and Lee
Lee hoped to retire to a farm of his own, but he was too much a regional symbol to live in obscurity. He accepted an offer to serve as the president of Washington College (now Washington and
Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia, and served from October 1865 until his death in 1870. While
president he had requested the construction of a chapel on campus; he was laid to rest beneath
that chapel. His famous horse Traveller, by Lee’s side from 1862, still lies close by.
ITINERARY: DAY EIGHT
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Shenandoah Valley/En Route
Transfer to Washington, DC (Dulles Airport) via the Shenandoah Valley for departure.
LAND ONLY TOUR PRICE: $4,065.00/person
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT:
$950.00
To the Kinkaid Community,
Travel has long been an important part of
the Kinkaid education. These trips, whether they are over the summer or during
Interim Term, provide a wide range of valuable lessons and insights for our students.
In response to many parents and alumni
who have expressed interest in going on
such trips, The Kinkaid School and Kinkaid
Alumni Association are pleased to begin
offering a regular series of travel opportunities with faculty hosts. FROSCH Travel,
a firm that has coordinated many student
trips for Kinkaid over the years, has worked
closely with retired faculty members John
and Caro Ann Germann, the tour’s hosts,
to plan this educational weeklong trip
exclusively for Kinkaidians. We know that
anyone who took an American History
course or Interim Term class from Mr.
Germann or who has a fascination with
the Civil War will enjoy this trip.
We are pleased to share this trip with you.
Sincerely,
Prices quoted are based on a specific number of participants traveling together in the group on land rates in effect at the time of printing. They are subject to change.
DEPOSITS & PAYMENTS
DEPOSIT $500.00 per person ($100.00 of which is nonrefundable; additional cancellation fees will apply, see
details under “cancellation penalties”). Submit with
registration form to reserve space.
FINAL PAYMENT due Friday, January 4, 2013
WHAT IS INCLUDED
» 7 day sightseeing by first class motorcoach » 7 nights’ accommodation at hotels listed
» Historian John Quarstein throughout tour
» Services of onsite Tour Manager
» Meals per itinerary: 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 6 dinners
» Entrance fees per itinerary
» Baggage handling at hotels
» Tour Mobile in Arlington Cemetery
» Gratuity to tour staff
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
» Air transportation
CANCELLATION PENALITIES
Land arrangements non-refundable at final payment
on Friday, January 4, 2013.
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your deposit receipt. Contact Jessica Sussman at (212)
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