Ellwood Manor - Fredericksburg, VA
N 38° 19.163 W 077° 43.885
18S E 261212 N 4244782
Ellwood Manor is a Civil War era plantation near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM16BDM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2022
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From the National Park Service marker at the Manor:
Ellwood was a typical Virginia farm. The 1790s dwelling looked out over rolling farmland planted in corn, wheat, and clover. Outbuildings, including a kitchen, smokehouse, and dairy, surrounded the house. As many as one hundred slaves, their cabins scattered north and west of the main building, provided the farm with most of its labor.
The Civil War shattered Ellwood’s dull routine. In May 1863, the Confederate army established a hospital in the building, and seven months later Union soldiers looted the house. Worse was yet to come. In May 1864, Northern and Southern soldiers engaged in a deadly struggle little more than a mile from Ellwood. Overnight the once quiet farm became a bustling military encampment.
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