On April 6, 1865, the Confederate 18th Ga Infantry Battalion, also known as the Savannah Volunteer Guard, savagely fought along the banks of Little Sailor’s Creek. The eighty-five-man regiment suffered tremendously during the short battle: thirty killed, twenty-two wounded, and most of the effectives captured.

Originally interred on the battlefield, some of the deceased men from the regiment are now lying in Laurel Grove cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. Ten of the deceased are still missing. We will honor these missing citizen-soldiers at the end of our tour.

We welcome you to join us on Saturday, October 1. 2022. We will meet at the Hillsman House parking lot (on Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park) at 3:00 p.m. We begin our battlefield assessment of the Savannah Volunteer Guard around 3:15 p.m. The tour will conclude with a brief Memorial Service.

Afterwards, registered guests will be cordially invited to the Hillsman House yard for an evening meal around a campfire.

Pricing:

Members: $15 Individual, $20 Family
Non-Members: $30 Individual, $40 Family

Please email us at appomattoxpetersburg@gmail.com to register

*This tour will be a rain or shine event. Please bring appropriate footwear and clothing/protection for unpredictable and rapidly changing weather conditions. The meal will be moved to the Park Visitor Center should inclement weather occur.