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|   Stephens House - Fredericksburg VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Martha Stephens' house was caught in the crossfire during the Battle of Fredericksburg, but she refused to leave and administered aid to the fallen. posted by:  La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 07/24/2011 last visited: 07/01/2022 |
 view galleryN86.9 km | Innis House - Fredericksburg VA in U.S. Civil War Sites A small frame home was caught in the line of fire during the Battle of Fredericksburg and bears the scars 150 years later. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 07/24/2011 last visited: 07/01/2022 |
 view galleryN86.9 km | Sunken Road-Battle of Fredericksburg- Fredericksburg, Virginia in U.S. Civil War Sites This photograph was taken shortly after the Confederates in the foreground were killed on May 3, 1863. This graphic depiction of the human debris of battle is one of the most revealing post-battle photos from the Civil War years. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN86.9 km | Fredericksburg Campaign - Fredericksburg, Virginia in U.S. Civil War Sites December 13, 1862. About 100 yards to the south Georgia’s Gen. T.R.R. Cobb fell mortally within sight of his mother’s girlhood home. He died at the roadside dwelling of Mrs. Martha Stevens. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN87.1 km | Fredericksburg Campaign - Fredericksburg, Virginia in U.S. Civil War Sites December 13, 1862. The Washington Artillery of New Orleans was posted around the Marye House here on Marye's Heights. Col. J. B. Walton, the commanding officer, had his headquarters in the house. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN87.1 km | Sanctuaries in Spotsylvania - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Salem Baptist Church was one of nearly a dozen churches that dotted northern Spotsylvania County on the eve of the Civil War. Zoan, Wilderness, Massaponax, Zion, Christ, Piney Branch. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN87.1 km | For All Anguish – For Some Freedom - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Few communities suffered more in the face of war than did Spotsylvania County. For two years armies traversed, occupied, or fought over this ground. Most residents simply tried to stay out of the way; a few left altogether. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN87.1 km | Churchyard to Battleground The Battle of Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites For the first two days of May 1863, the boom of distant guns rattled the windows of Salem Church. Eight miles to the west, at Chancellorsville, Robert E. Lee’s main Confederate army battered a Union army nearly twice its size. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN87.1 km | Salem Church-The Battle of Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Spotsylvania Baptists built this church in 1844 and named it Salem, a Biblical word meaning peace. Two decades later, Salem Church was engulfed by war. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN87.2 km | Refuge from Horror-Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The arrival of contending armies in December 1862 forced thousands of residents to leave Fredericksburg. Most fled into the countryside, bound for homes or churches in Spotsylvania County. Several hundred ended up here at Salem Church. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN87.2 km | Battle of Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Battle of Salem Church of May 3, 4, 1863 fought by Lee and Hooker concluded the Chancellorsville Campaign here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN87.2 km | The Battle of Salem Church-Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The climax of the fighting swirled around Salem Church itself. Here Sedgwick’s Federals, swarming up the ridge toward you, broke through the Southern line. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN87.2 km | From Church to Hospital-The Battle of Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Two days of fighting around Salem Church left about 4,000 men killed or wounded. As soon as the battle ended, Confederate surgeons turned the building into a field hospital. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN87.5 km | Courthouse - Fredericksburg VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The Union army used the courthouse in Fredericksburg to house hundreds of escaping slaves and a signal tower and lookout point during the Battle of Fredericksburg. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 03/24/2012 last visited: never |
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| Confederate Boarding Cutter (Representation) - Deltaville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The vessel and wagon you see before you are a representation of an idea by one of the most illustrious military men to fight in Middlesex County during the Civil War, John Taylor Wood. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/06/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN88.2 km | Upper Pontoon Bridge, Rappahannock River, Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec 12-13, 1862 in U.S. Civil War Sites Location of the Union army upper pontoon bridge crossing the Rappahannock River during the battle of Fredericskburg, Dec 12-13, 1862. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 02/23/2009 last visited: 03/18/2010 |
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| Custer Rescued-An All-out Assault - Louisa VA in U.S. Civil War Sites By mid-morning on June 11, 1864, Gen. George A. Custer's attack on Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton's wagon train here had gone from success to near disaster as Southern cavalry surrounded Custer's force. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/29/2023 last visited: 06/29/2023 |
 view galleryNW88.5 km | Custer's First Last Stand-A "Living Triangle" - Louisa VA in U.S. Civil War Sites About 8 a.m., Union Gen. George A. Custer's Michigan Brigade turned west onto the Gordonsville Road from the Nunn's Creek Road at Mildred Crossing, with Col. Russell A. Alger's 5th Michigan Cavalry leading the way. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/29/2023 last visited: 06/29/2023 |
 view galleryN88.7 km | Chancellorsville Earthworks in U.S. Civil War Sites This waymark is a nice little preserved space highlighting some forgotten history. posted by:  moongecko location: Virginia date approved: 07/15/2008 last visited: 06/06/2014 |
 view galleryNW88.8 km | Battle of Trevillians - Louisa VA in U.S. Civil War Sites — Fought here June 11, 12, 1864 —Greatest all-cavalry battle of the war. Signal Confederate victory posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 07/28/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN89.6 km | Freedom Began Here-Trail to Freedom - Falmouth VA in U.S. Civil War Sites On April 18, 1862, advancing Federal forces reached the banks of the Rappahannock River. African-American slaves realized that this armed presence altered their accustomed social controls and many took the initiative to escape bondage. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/06/2020 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
 view galleryN89.8 km | The Maury Birthplace in U.S. Civil War Sites During the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate cavalry chief J.E.B. Stuart made his HQ at the Maury birthplace. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 07/03/2007 last visited: 09/07/2007 |
 view galleryN90 km | Catharine Furnace in U.S. Civil War Sites The Catharine Furnace found at the Chancellorsville Battlefield was used by the Confederacy during the War for the production of iron. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 07/04/2007 last visited: 04/08/2023 |
 view galleryN90 km | Lee-Jackson Bivouac - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites General R. E. Lee and General Stonewall Jackson met at an intersection to discuss a bold plan against the Union Army the night of May 1, 1863 during the Battle of Chancellorsville. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 04/13/2011 last visited: 04/08/2023 |
 view galleryNW91.1 km | Ogg Farm-Repulsed with Heavy Losses - Louisa VA in U.S. Civil War Sites he apex of that line became known as the Bloody Angle during the heavy fighting later that day. Col. Richard. H. Dulany’s and Col. Gilbert J. Wright’s brigades supported the South Carolinians and extended the line past the Ogg House. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/29/2023 last visited: 06/29/2023 |
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