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2 days ago · Come prepared with bug spray, comfortable walking shoes, and water. The 2024 History at Sunset schedule is as follows: June 15 — “The United Roar Was Sublime”: The Second Battle of Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863. Battlefield hike, 1 mile, meet at the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center; In May 1863, fighting once more returned to the ...
2 days ago · Manassas battlefield vs. Fredericksburg. 2 June 2024, 5:54 am. Hi everybody, the second half of July We'll be in Virginia for a road trip of two weeks. The first night we'll be spent near Washington Dulles airport, on Sunday we'll be starting our trip reaching North Carolina in the evening. As we'd like to visit a civil war battlefield and I ...
1 day ago · Join us on Saturday, December 9, 2023, for a series of special programs to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg. These programs will provide an overview of the Battle of Fredericksburg, explore the impact of the battle within the larger context of the war, and examine what these events mean to us today.
19 hours ago · During the Civil War, Fredericksburg, located halfway between the capitals of the opposing forces, was the site of the Battle of Fredericksburg and Second Battle of Fredericksburg. These battles are preserved, in part, as the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.
1 day ago · Civil War Trails--the people behind the historic markers around Virginia and other states--have a new easy-to-read map for sites around the state.
4 days ago · 50. 150. 730. Conclusion: Union Victory. Peninsula Campaign. The Battle of Hanover Court House, also known as the Battle of Slash Church, took place on May 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. On May 27, elements of Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter's V Corps extended north to protect the ...
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2 days ago · The Fight at Cemetery Ridge. During the night of July 1, and on into the daylight hours of the 2nd, Union troops poured onto Cemetery Ridge south of Gettysburg. Over 2 miles long, flanked by Cemetery Hill on the north and the Round Tops on the south, the crest was the center of the Union line. To the west, across 1,200 yards of cultivated ...
