Events

Tour of Civil War Fortifications on Fort Eustis

Mathew Jones House Fort Eustis Harrison Road, Newport News, VA, United States

The Fort Eustis Archaeology Program will conduct a tour of the installation’s Civil War fortifications. These earthen fortifications were constructed in 1861-1862 as part of Confederate General John B. Magruder’s defense of the Peninsula. These are some of the best preserved earthen field fortifications in eastern Virginia. J Join us as we examine these exceptionally […]