Fort Pocahontas' re-enactment of the Action at Wilson's Wharf this weekend
Monday, May 12, 2008 - 12:06 AM Updated: 07:31 AM
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Fort Pocahontas will host its 11th annual re-enactment of the Action at Wilson's Wharf this weekend in Charles City County.
The re-enactment, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, commemorates an 1864 Civil War battle during which United States Colored Troops at Fort Pocahontas, an earthen fort under the command of Brig. Gen. Edward Augustus Wild, repulsed an attack by Confederate cavalry troops led by Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students. For details and directions, see www.fortpocahontas.org, e-mail ktyler@sherwoodforest.org or call (804) 358-6248.
