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Oct 14, 2023 · Start: Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center, Tour Stop 1. Follow the historic Sunken Road and climb to Marye's Heights leading to the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. North Lee Drive Trail Map (pdf): 2.8 mi (4.5 km) one way. This trail follows the course of North Lee Drive. There is no informational signage along the trail.
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The Fredericksburg Battlefield driving tour begins at the...
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Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park has two...
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On the western side of Fredericksburg, atop a hill once...
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Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and...
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Spotsylvania Battlefield Exhibit Shelter: Begin your tour at the exhibit shelter. Across Brock Road from here is Laurel Hill, the location of the first clash of the battle on May 8, 1864. Upton's Road: US Colonel Emory Upton led a column assault against Confederate defenses on May 10. Though unsuccessful, the attack would inspire the larger ...
The Battle of Fredericksburg was one of the most lopsided victory for Confederate General Robert E. Lee. From December 11-15, 1862, the Federal Army of the Potomac attempted to dislodge Lee's army from the fortified heights on the west and south sides of the city of Fredericksburg. Although the Federals did manage to breakthrough Lee's right ...
The historic town of Fredericksburg with its surrounding battlefields remains a must-see for all visitors interested in history and the Civil War. The town, whose streets are still lined by historic homes and churches, was the site of some of the first urban combat in American history. The nearby Sunken Road, Slaughter Pen Farm, and Prospect ...
Website. A testament to Virginia’s role in America’s bloodiest conflict, the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park includes land from four Civil War battlefields: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House. Tens of thousands were killed or wounded at these locations, some 50 miles from ...
Experience this military park that encompasses four major Civil War battlefields and preserves the historic buildings associated with them. Between Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania this is the bloodiest landscape in North America. No place more vividly reflects the Civil War's tragic cost, in all its forms.
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