Fredricksburg, Virginia
With Spring finally here, Jon and I are getting back into our battlefield explorations again. After Cheryl went back to Utah I had another Sunday off. We decided to go to Fredricksburg, Va to see the Civil War Battlefield. Fredricksburg was actually a very bloody place during the Civil War because it is directly in the middle of the Confederate Capital of Richmond, Virginia and the Union Capital of Washington, DC. There is several battlefields around Fredricksburg which we had already visited. Nearby lies the Wilderness Battlefield and the Spotsylvannia battlefield as well as the Stonewall Jackson Shine. We visited those battlefields last years and drove Stonewall Jackson's ambulance route and saw where his arm was buried. They amputated his arm a few days before his death and it is buried near a house that was headquarters for the confederacy.
We started our journey in downtown Fredricksburg, which has a small town vibe to it. We visited the Visitor Center a got a couple maps of the area. The Visitors Center is on Charlotte Street so I made Jon take a picture of me across the street from it. We went into a little food shop right next to the visitor's center and then we headed over the Fredricksburg Battlefield Visitors Center.
The Fredricksburg Battlefield Visitors Center is at the Sunken Road. This is where the majority of the fighting took place. The Confederate soldiers held the high ground and snipers were able to pick off Union Soldiers as they came.This is a picture of Sunken Road.
We hiked around the the hill and saw the Union Cemetery. Near the Union Cemetery is the Private residence of the Dean of University of Mary Washington, President Washington's mother. There was also a private cemetery which Jon and I explored. It was next to this house.
After we toured the Cemetery, we were hungry so we drove a little ways to Steak and Shake. It was so good. If you have never been and you are in South, or Midwest, you should really check it out. It was pretty new but it was packed. It was like a diner but more specialized and kind of like fast food.
Then we drove back to finish the road tour of the Battlefield. We toured all of the outlying areas first and hiked around a little so see all the sights. Then we headed the Chatham Manor. Alas, it was closed. So we toured the City of Fredricksburg a bit more. We saw where Mary Washington lived and where the Slave Block was. We went to Mary Washington University as well. Then we headed home.
We started our journey in downtown Fredricksburg, which has a small town vibe to it. We visited the Visitor Center a got a couple maps of the area. The Visitors Center is on Charlotte Street so I made Jon take a picture of me across the street from it. We went into a little food shop right next to the visitor's center and then we headed over the Fredricksburg Battlefield Visitors Center.
The Fredricksburg Battlefield Visitors Center is at the Sunken Road. This is where the majority of the fighting took place. The Confederate soldiers held the high ground and snipers were able to pick off Union Soldiers as they came.This is a picture of Sunken Road.
We hiked around the the hill and saw the Union Cemetery. Near the Union Cemetery is the Private residence of the Dean of University of Mary Washington, President Washington's mother. There was also a private cemetery which Jon and I explored. It was next to this house.
I want this house.
After we toured the Cemetery, we were hungry so we drove a little ways to Steak and Shake. It was so good. If you have never been and you are in South, or Midwest, you should really check it out. It was pretty new but it was packed. It was like a diner but more specialized and kind of like fast food.
Then we drove back to finish the road tour of the Battlefield. We toured all of the outlying areas first and hiked around a little so see all the sights. Then we headed the Chatham Manor. Alas, it was closed. So we toured the City of Fredricksburg a bit more. We saw where Mary Washington lived and where the Slave Block was. We went to Mary Washington University as well. Then we headed home.
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