Phil has been conducting local history tours since 2008. Mentored by Orange County Historian, Frank Walker, Phil is also an historical video documentary producer, photographer, writer, musician, and conservationist.
Fully licensed and insured.
Step on (you do the driving)
Guide Service
specializing in
Local History
♦ Orange County Heritage Tour
Town of Orange-
Germanna-
Wilderness-
Gordonsville-
Barboursville-
Montpelier Grounds
(mansion tour extra)
An overall look at this remarkable county from its beginnings to the present
♦ Town of Orange Walking Tour
Town of Orange-
Takes in much of the history of the county and town as we stroll along Main, Caroline and Church Streets
1-1/2 - 2 hrs. $70
♦   All Four Years Tour
Battle of Orange Courthouse-
The Rapidan Line-
Winter of 1863-64-
Mine Run Campaign-
Ellwood-
Battle of the Wilderness-
Exchange Hotel Civil War Hospital
(interior tour-extra charge)
Montpelier Encampments
*Includes a complimentary copy of “All Four Years” video documentary
(The Civil War in
Orange County, Virginia)
♦   Major Civil War Battlefields Tour
Fredericksburg-
Chancellorsville-
Wilderness-
Spotsylvania Courthouse-
The most fought-over territory in America. Toured in the order in which they were fought.
Chancellorsville (Lee’s greatest victory) and Wilderness (the beginning of the end), available as a half day option
(Frederisburg, Chancellorsville.
Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse)
Full ($200) & half-day ($135)