Fredericksburg ad Spotsylvaia Natioal Military Park Natioal Park Service U.S. Departmet of the Iterior A Natio Remembers The Battle of December 7-15, 2012 Fredericksburg Visitor Guide to Fredericksburg s 2012 Sesquiceteial Commemoratio The sacrifice of soldiers... The ordeal of a tow... The grief of a atio... O the eve of emacipatio. Paitig by Mark Churms www.virgiiacivilwar.org For iformatio about the re-eactmet ad other o NPS Evets, go to pages 10-12
Page 2 Of all the Souther tows made famous by war, oe would be more famous tha Fredericksburg. War i all its fury -ad i ways ever before see i America came to Fredericksburg i December 1862. Residets fled approachig armies. Uio troops bombarded the looted the tow. The fields west ad south of Fredericksburg became killig fields. The Uio disaster a huma tragedy reverberated across the America ladscape just two weeks before Licol issued the Emacipatio Proclamatio. Lee attaied legedary status i the South, while Licol lameted, If there is a worse place tha hell, I am i it. The power of place, the proximity of time, Fredericksburg 150th the words of those who were there. Photo Courtesy Buddy Secor The Natioal Park Service jois the Fredericksburg commuity ad the atio i commemoratig the 150th aiversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg o December 7-15, 2012. The weeked of December 7-9 features major commemorative evets withi the commuity, icludig the culmiatig evet, The Natio Remembers: Fredericksburg, o Suday afteroo, December 9 (see page 4 for details). The days followig will feature special tours ad programs by Natioal Park Service staff, ofte coicidig with the precise times of evets 150 years ago. From the riverfrot to the city s streets to the heights ad fields beyod, the week will capture ad commemorate the December days of struggle that helped defie a atio s course through war. For more iformatio visit www.ps.gov/frsp or www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvaianmp
Page The Virgiia Sesquiceteial Commissio s HistoryMobile will be at Fredericksburg Visitor Ceter o Friday December 7 ad at Chatham o December 8 ad 9. This immersive experiece is great for kids! Check it out! Schedule of Evets A Quick Look Friday December 7 ~ Details page 5 Tuesday December 11 ~ Details page 6 10-2 p.m. Fields of Fredericksburg: A Bus Real-time tours: Tour. NPS historias. Fee required. Noo: Smoke o the Water. From Chatham -5 p.m. I the Vortex: A Walk o the Slaughter Pe Farm. 2 p.m. Deadly Crossig. Middle potoo to the upper potoo crossig. 7 p.m. Eve of Battle. With NPS historia crossig, Sophia Street. Frak O Reilly, i the sactuary of the historic :0 p.m. Fire i the Streets. Carolie Street. Presbyteria Church of Fredericksburg. Wedesday December 12 ~ Details page 6 Saturday December 8 ~ Details page 5 Real-time tours: All day: Special NPS tours. 10 a.m.: Lootig the Tow. Upper tow. All day: Livig History at Chatham. Market Square. All day: Potoo demostratio, livig history 1 p.m.: Drive from Our Homes. Lower tow. (o-nps), Ferry Farm & City Dock. Departs from City Dock, Sophia Street. 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Re-eactmet scearios (o- NPS), City Dock ad Trech Hill. Thursday December 1 ~ Details page 7 7 p.m. Ordeal of the Tow. With NPS historia Joh Heessy, i the sactuary of Real-time tours: 10 a..m. Attackig Marye s Heights. historic St. George s Episcopal Church. Noo: Breakthrough at Prospect Hill. :0 p.m. The Hopeless Charge: Last Attacks Suday December 9 ~ Details pages 4 & 6 Agaist Marye s Heights. 10 a..m. Prospect Hill. A walkig tour. 1 p.m. A Natio Remembers Saturday December 15 ~ Details page 7 Fredericksburg The Processio. Riverfrot 10 a.m. Lee ad Jackso at Belvoir. Park, Sophia Street. 1 p.m. Yakees Comig ad Goig: Frakli s p.m. A Natio Remembers Crossig. Fredericksburg The Culmiatio. The :0 p.m. City of Hospitals. Suke Road. Check out details o parter evets icludig the re-eactmet begiig o page 9 For more iformatio visit www.ps.gov/frsp or www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvaianmp
Page 4 Page Years of Aguish: Struggle at Fredericksburg November A speakers forum. November, 2012, 1-5 p.m., with historias George Rable, Susaah Ural, ad Frak O Reilly. I the historic sactuary of the Fredericksburg Baptist Church, 1019 Pricess Ae Street, Fredericksburg, 22401. A Natio Remembers: Fredericksburg Culmiatig Evet December 9 The Processio December 9 (approx. 1 mile) Wi lliam Street Maury Field Hurkamp Park George St Haover St Riverfrot Park (start 1 pm) Suke 1 p.m. Crossig Hallowed Groud A Processio. Gather at Riverfrot Park to walk the footsteps of soldiers through tow--eveloped by soud, accompaied by the words of those Road Evet ( pm) Fredericksburg d Visitor Ceter who were there, ad witess to the ames of those who fell. p.m. The Culmiatio: Suke Road. A program of music, words, reflectio, ad salutes, icludig descedat uits of both The simulated explosio of 100 shells per miute will symbolize the ordeal of the tow. Virgiia s Stoewall Brigade ad the Uio s Irish Brigade. Tollig bells will reflect the grief of a atio. Drums will speak to the sacrifice of soldiers. Participats will lay flowers upo the stoe wall i remembrace of the falle. Each participat may carry a flower to the Suke Road. Locatio: the Suke Road, behid the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Ceter, 101 Lafayette Locatio: From Riverfrot Park, Sophia Street, Boulevard, Fredericksburg 22401. to the Suke Road. For more iformatio visit www.ps.gov/frsp or www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvaianmp Lafayette Boulevard Sophia St Rappahaock River
Page 5 Special tours ad talks... Fredericksburg 150th Momets of remembrace... Walkig the footsteps of history. Daily Schedule Friday December 7 Do t forget the HistoryMobile! See page. 10 a.m - 2 p.m. Fields of Fredericksburg: A Bus Tour. A chace to see the etire battlefield with NPS historias. Advaced reservatios required. Call (540) 72-04. $20 per perso. Departs from Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Ceter. - 5 p.m. I the Vortex: A Walk o the Slaughter Pe Farm. Here the battle hug i the balace o December 1. Site owed by the Civil War Trust. 1122 Tidewater Trail, 22408. 7-8 p.m. Eve of Battle. A talk by NPS historia Frak O Reilly, i the historic Presbyteria Church of Fredericksburg. Frak will explore the origis ad sigificace of the battle to the atio ad to those ivolved. 810 Pricess Ae Sreet, 22401. Saturday December 8 NPS evets oly. See pages 10-12 for parter evets. All Day ~ Livig History at Chatham--medicie, civilias, music, ad headquarters. ~ Hourly tours of the Suke Road ad Marye s Heights. ~ Childre s Muster, Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Ceter. 8-9:0 a.m. Fire i the Streets. Uio ad Cofederate soldiers battled house by house, block by block, i the first street fightig o America soil. Meet at the Cetral Rappahaock Regioal Library, 1201 Carolie Street, 22401. 10 a.m. - Noo Protectig Jackso s Left. A Uio breakthrough threateed to uhige Jackso s lie south of tow ad became the decisive momet i the Battle of Fredericksburg. Meet at the Berard s Cabi trailhead, South Lee Drive. 1-2:0 p.m. Across the Bloody Plai. Follow i the footsteps of Uio soldiers who attacked the Cofederates alog the Suke Road. Meet at Hurkamp Park, at the corer of George Street ad Price Edward Street, 22401. 4-5 p.m. The Dreaded Heights. NPS historias will staff statios i the Suke Road ad o Marye s Heights. Begi at corer of Haover St. ad Suke Road. 7:00 p.m. Ordeal of the Tow. NPS historia Joh Heessy will use letters ad diaries to explore the experiece of civilias durig the battle. I the sactuary of St. George s Episcopal Church, 901 Pricess Ae Street, 22401. For more iformatio visit www.ps.gov/frsp or www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvaianmp
Page 6 ad special programs. This 71 platatio served as a Uio headquarters ad hospital durig the battle, ad o December 8-9 will be the settig for music, medical demostratios, ad the busy hum of a headquarters. Visit Chatham Chatham will be a hub for livig history Suday December 9 Tuesday December 11 Wedesday December 12 Today, the atio remembers All Day ~ Livig History at Chatham--medicie, civilias, music, ad headquarters. ~ Hourly tours of the Suke Road ad Marye s Heights, util 2. p.m. ~ The battle-damaged Iis House ope (alog the Suke Road). ~ Childre s Muster, Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Ceter. 9-11 a.m. Breakthrough at Prospect Hill. Here the armies battled for the key terrai o the south ed of the field. A major Uio attack took Ambrose Burside to the brik of victory, preveted oly by itese fightig. Meet at Prospect Hill (Tour Stop 6) o South Lee Drive. 1-4 p.m. A Natio Remembers: Fredericksburg. A Culmiatig Evet. See page 4 for details. Bombardmet ad crossig, 150 years ago today Noo - 1:0 p.m. Smoke o the Water: Bridgig the River. Follow i the footsteps of Uio egieers as they struggled mightily to bridge the Rappahaock River uder itese fire at the Upper Crossig site. The tour begis at Chatham (Tour Stop 2) ad icludes some difficult terrai. 2 - p.m. Deadly Crossig. Explore the Cofederate side of the river at the Middle Crossig site, where Uio troops piled ito boats to mout a cross-river ladig. Meet at the City Dock, Sophia Street. :0-5 p.m. Fire i the Streets. Uio ad Cofederate soldiers fought i the streets of Fredericksburg, house by house, block by block i a uprecedeted ad frighteig ew experiece of warfare: urba combat. Meet i frot of the Cetral Rappahaock Regioal Library, 1201 Carolie Street, 22401. 7 p.m. War Comes to Fredericksburg. A presetatio by Frak O Reilly, as part of the Fredericksburg Area Museum s Eveig with a Expert series. Masard Gallery, Fredericksburg Area Museum, 1001 Pricess Ae Street, 22401. The Uio army occupied tow, 150 years ago today 10 a.m. - Noo Lootig the Tow. Meet at Market Square behid Old Tow Hall to explore the damage iflicted i the upper part of tow durig the Uio occupatio. 1 - p.m. Drive From Our Homes. This program will explore the ordeal of civilias i the lower part of tow. Meet at City Dock, Sophia Street. For more iformatio visit www.ps.gov/frsp or www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvaianmp
Page 7 Thursday December 1 The Battle of Fredericksburg--real-time tours 10 a.m. - Noo 1 - p.m. :0-5 p.m. Attackig Marye s Heights. Follow i the footsteps of Uio soldiers as they moved through tow ad attacked Marye s Heights. Gather at the City Dock. Oe mile through city streets. Breakthrough at Prospect Hill. The Uio army briefly broke through Stoewall Jackso s Cofederate lies, which led to some of the wildest close-order combat of the Civil War. The North wet to the brik of victory oly to be decisively beate by Robert E. Lee i the ed. Meet at Prospect Hill (Tour Stop 6), South Lee Drive. The Hopeless Charge: The Last Attacks at Marye s Heights. Uio troops repeatedly attacked the Cofederate heights, ad hope dimmed with each failure. Oly a few, like Geeral A. A. Humphreys, still believed they could wi. Most Northerers cotiued to attack ayway ot to wi, but to keep the Cofederates from destroyig their broke army. Meet at Hurkamp Park, corer of Price Edward ad George Streets. Real-Time Tours December 1 O December 1, joi the park s etire historical staff for a series of real-time tours, matchig the time ad place of evets 150 years ago. Each tour will be somethig of a historical jam sessio, as historias ad visitors both brig these evets to life. Saturday December 15 Aftermath 150 years ago today 10 a.m. - Noo 1-2:0 p.m. :0-5 p.m. Lee ad Jackso at Belvoir. A rare chace to visit the evocative site of Belvoir a major Cofederate field hospital where Geeral Maxcy Gregg died. Later, Jackso hosted his wife ad child here. Meet Frak O Reilly ad Joh Heessy i the parkig lot at Lee Hill Elemetary School, 600 Lee Hill School Drive, 22408. Access courtesy Crossroads Associates LLC. Yakees Comig ad Goig: Frakli s Crossig. Oe of the most photographed ad illustrated sites durig the war, the Lower Potoo Crossig is today obscured, rarely visited. Half the defeated Uio army retreated across bridges here. Joi Frak O Reilly ad Eric Mik at 1 Joseph Mills Drive, Fredericksburg, 22408. City of Hospitals. Oe writer called it a city of death, but amidst the carage were heroic efforts to save lives. Historia Joh Heessy will explore a tow suddely tured ito a vast assemblage of hospitals. Meet at Market Square, behid the Old Tow Hall ad Fredericksburg Area Museum. For more iformatio visit www.ps.gov/frsp or www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvaianmp
Page 8 Plaig Your Visit Weather Fredericksburg witers ca be cold. Please dress appropriately. Uless otherwise oted, all NPS evets are outdoors ad will proceed so log as coditios are safe. Check our Facebook page for updates: www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvaianmp Seatig Limited seatig will be provided for programs that are statioary ad expected to last more tha 20 miutes. For statioary programs (otably the culmiatig evet o December 9), visitors are urged to brig easily-carried law chairs. Some evets cover a cosiderable distace. Pla ahead. Water ad Food Food will ot be available for purchase at ay of the Natioal Park-sposored evets. Visitors are ecouraged to brig luches, sacks, ad water bottles with them. Water foutais will be available at the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Ceter. Please dispose of litter ad recyclig i the provided cotaiers. Roads ad Trails Please stay o desigated trails ad ote special evet sigs o roadways ad trails. Be aware of your surroudigs ad watch for traffic whe crossig streets. Parkig, Facilities, ad Accessibility For evets dowtow, parkig is available at the city parkig deck at 600 Sophia Street, 22401. O-street parkig is available for evets at the park visitor ceter. All evets will provide accessible parkig. Most evets ad programs are fully accessible, though several walkig/hikig tours take place over log distaces with ueve ad rough terrai. Pets Pets o leashes are allowed withi Fredericksburg ad Spotsylvaia Natioal Military Park, but park buildigs ad the Natioal Cemetery are off-limits to all pets except service aimals. May of Aiversary Week s programs are supported by Easter Natioal, a o-profit that assists mores tha 150 Natioal Parks. The park gift shop is at the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Ceter, with aother outlet at Chatham. Your purchase of books ad commemorative items helps support NPS programs. December 1: A special eveig of reflectio o the Battle of Fredericksburg. The Cetral Virgiia Battlefields Trust will host a dier, followed by talks, with acclaimed historias Gary Gallagher, Robert Krick, ad Ed Bearss. Reservatios required. Visit www.cvbt.org for more iformatio. Book sales at the evet by Easter Natioal. Kids Arise! Become a Juior Rager! Joi a park rager for a muster ad kids activities, all weeked at the Family Tet Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Ceter. Photo by Ala Zirkle For more iformatio visit www.ps.gov/frsp or www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvaianmp
Page 9 The Battle of Fredericksburg 150th Aiversary Ric h Battle of Fredericksburg RIV ad ER The Battle December 11-15, 1862 North December 11 1, 1862 FALMOUTH 1 kilometer 0 I December 1862, just weekss before ad Ro lai P lle Abraham Licol issuedbethe Emacipatio Proclamatio, the eyes of the world settled o Fredericksburg. Nearly 200,000 Americas came to these fields i a battle differet tha those that had come before. 2 km 1 mile 0 212 95 2 miles Park property 5 Drivig Tour Stop 1 t. St. B rge Riverfrot Park. lvd ay ett e Ro g Bra g Geo Suke 1 Road lly) ms La f Ru Lee s Hill Potoo Crossig site Ferry Farm Livig History Potoo Bridge Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Ceter Culmiatig Evet Frakli s Crossig site vard ive ule 68 O December 1, the Uio army ruptured Stoewall Jackso s lie o the south ed of the field at Prospect Hill, early earig victory. Dr Bo CK 2 De ep R e PP NO u RA AN Le RI SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY Berard s Cabis Trailhead Mi e Ro ad 66 Livig History R 1 VE Slaughter Pe Farm 95 60 AH La tte The tow suffered bombardmet ad lootig at the hads of the Uio army. STAFFORD COUNTY December 9 Howiso Hill 4 e fa y White Oak Museum The Uio army struggled to cross the 218 fire. river, buildig potoo bridges uder White Oak Church ze l Ha Wh i te O a k Ro a d HistoryMobile Livig History St. W illia Pla k R oa d Church Chatham 2 hia Marye s Heights Evet Dec. 8 Exit 10 218 1 CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG ad 69 Sop Baks Ford POTOMAC Uio 5 Breakthrough Prospect 6 Hill Pelham Marker 608 Hamilto s Crossig 208 Pri Old Tow 2 Fredericksburg ce Upper Potoo Crossig site Car oli a lev ou Riverfrot Park rd Ferry Farm y City Dock/ Middle Potoo Crossig site iver 2 R ock a pah 1 Fredericksburg =PPHAłAHd Visitor Ceter Lee Drive To tour stops, 4, 5, ad 6 212 Rap www.visitfred.com e fa La Blue ad Gray Parkway 1 Chatham St. t. Natioal Cemetery 2 MARYE S HEIGHTS es rge ver Geo Hao Trech Hill Chatham Hts. Shoppig Ctr. Shuttle to Ferry Farm hia A Hurkamp Park Sop ss Library Market Square St. George s Presbyteria t. S Fredericksburg liam Cofederate Cemetery Wil Suke Rd Parkig: The weeked of December 8-9 is the mai focus, but evets will cotiue through December 15. Parkig for Ferry Farm is at Chatham Heights Shoppig Ceter (with shuttle to Ferry Farm). For dowtow evets o Saturday, December 8, park o the street, i the VRE lot (shuttle provided) or i the parkig deck at 600 Sophia Street. There are also several mucipal lots o Sophia Street. At the Battlefield Visitor Ceter, park i the lot or o earby streets. Tows ad families from Maie to Texas moured. o a x C r e e k www.fredericksburg150.org O December 15, the Uio army retreated. The South rejoiced at victory. Nearly 2,000 dead, 16,000 wouded. Exit 126 Massa p Behid the tow, agaist the Suke Road ad Marye s Heights, early 0,000 Uio soldiers crossed what by day s ed would be a bloody plai. The Uio disaster here reverberated across the cotiet. et te B RA NNOCK ailro Histori c Exit 1 HA P PA cr d otoma lr oa rg a d P icksbu CS der e r F d, o m ai XR
Fire o the Rappahaock will brig to life the evets that forever chaged Fredericksburg, Stafford, ad Spotsylvaia. Walks, talks, ad livig history programs will be available throughout the regio the weeked of December 8 9. Two battles will be the ceterpiece of Saturday s activities. The first will recreate the Uio crossig of the Rappahaock ad occupyig the city. The secod will recreate the Irish Brigade s assault o Cofederate forces at Marye s Heights. FRIDAY, DEC. 7 Educatioal Programs for Home School Childre ad School Groups i the camps. Advaced Reservatios Required. See School Day ifo at www.fredericksburg150.org for more iformatio or email Eric Powell at majorpowellaag@gmail.com SATURDAY, DEC. 8 8 5 Ferry Farm 286 Kigs Highway, Fredericksburg 22405 (programs cost $1 for age 6 ad up) Uio Camps, Civil War Hot Air Balloo, Field Hospital, Potoo Boats, Cookig, Laudry, ad Quiltig. Ejoy takig tea with the ladies of the 5th Regimet i the Gallery at Ferry Farm from 4 5pm. (Shuttle available see ifomatio i box to right.) 8 5 Slaughter Pe Farm Free of charge. Cofederate Camps, Artillery ad Ifatry Demostratios, Civil War Games, ad Field Hospital (Shuttle see iformatio i box to right.) 10 12 Ferry Farm What They Wore Demostratio, Ferry Farm (Gallery) Lear about wome s fashio ad hairstyles of the 1860s. 10 2 FIELD HOSPITAL Brompto, Lear about Civil War medicie ad see a recreated amputatio with surgeo Joh Ocheltree of the 5th VA. 10 10:20 Uio Assault Begis Hear the caos roar as the Uio artillery opes fire o the city. Reeacted at George Washigto s Ferry Farm. 10:20 11 PONTOON CROSSING - Ferry Farm to City Dock Experiece the first amphibious assault, uder fire, i U.S. history. Uio egieers begi to build the potoo bridge uder fire from Cofederate ifatry. Fially, soldiers are ordered oto potoo boats to cross the river ad clear the Cofederate forces. The bridge could the be completed ad the mai Uio force will cross the river to occupy the city. Potoo bridge provided by the Virgiia Natioal Guard, 189th Egieer Compay. Best see from the heights at Ferry Farm ad the parkig lot at the City Dock. Shuttle Services will be provided daily 8am 5pm. Shuttle stops are: 1102 Tidewater Trail, 22408 (former GMC Plat) Public Parkig Slaughter Pe Farm (o parkig) Fredericksburg NMP NPS Visitor Ceter (limited street parkig) VRE Parkig Lot (Frederick & Carolie St) Public Parkig Fredericksburg Visitor Ceter 706 Carolie Street (Parkig deck at 600 Sophia St, 22401) Chatham Heights Shoppig Ceter 411 Chatham Heights Road 22405 Public Parkig Ferry Farm (oly Hadicapped & Special Needs Parkig at this site) Shuttles for reeactmet are school buses. See map o back cover S HFFI will be hostig its 42d Aual Christmas Cadlelight Tour Featured homes iclude: 700 ad 701 Haover Street 919 Haover (James Wilkis House) 704 Suke Road (Brompto) 12 Lee Drive (Braehead) Shuttles are trolleys. www.hffi.org for more ifo May evets are scheduled throughout the followig week, icludig CVBT sposored lectures by oted authors ad historias: Fredericksburg uder War s Savage Heel: the Plight of the City s Civilias by Robert K. Krick ad Cofederates Respod to the Battle of Fredericksburg by Gary Gallagher at the Fredericksburg Hospitality House, Dec. 1, 6 p.m., with a cocktail receptio, the dier ad the lectures. $ www.cvbt.org www.fredericksburg150.org H www.visitfred.com
Fire o the Rappahaock Schedule of Evets Visit the camps to lear about period hot air balloos, Civil War medicie, ad the role of Civil War wome. See artillery ad ifatry demostratios. Uio camp will be at George Washigto s Ferry Farm i Stafford Couty ($1 admissio 6 ad up). Cofederate camp will be at the Slaughter Pe Farm i Spotsylvaia (free of charge). Period Sutlers ad demos will be at Riverfrot Park. Shuttle iformatio, page 10, with map o back cover. SATURDAY, DEC. 8 11 11:0 STREET BATTLE Alog Sophia Street Uio battalios will advace ito the city, meetig resistace from Cofederate forces. The street battle ca be viewed from Riverfrot Park, 600 Sophia Street. 11 1 Civilia Life i Fredericksburg Risig Su Taver, 104 Carolie St, Civilia Middle Class Family Portrayal ad Field Hospital Kemore I, 1200 Pricess Ae St, Period Taver Mary Washigto House, 1200 Charles St, Lower Class Family Portrayal ad Lootig Sceario Kemore, 1201 Washigto Ave, Upper Class Family Portrayal, Cookig Demo, ad Field Hospital 11 Fredericksburg Area Museum ad Cultural Ceter Civil War Art Show Selected pieces from the Silver Family Collectio. Several artists will be o had for the show. 12 1 Ferry Farm The Black Wome Experiece i the War Dr. Cythia Crater The Gallery 1 2 Slaughter Pe Farm Artillery Demostratios by the 4th MD Artillery. 1 Fredericksburg Area Museum ad Cultural Ceter Secod Saturday Kids Program, Market Square, 1001 Pricess Ae St. Hads-o program with reeactors. 1 4 Ferry Farm Gallery Quiltig Demostratios 2 Military Formatio & Ispectios Cofederate Troops Trech Hill, 1119 Haover Street Uio Troops Federal Hill, 504 Haover Street 4 Battle of Marye s Heights Come see the Uio assault agaist the Cofederate forces behid the stoe wall alog Suke Road. Reeactmet to take place o Trech Hill behid the UMW Jepso Alumi Ceter at 1119 Haover Street. Viewig areas will be at the corer of Haover Street ad Suke Road ad the parkig lot at Marye Street ad Suke Road. SUNDAY, DEC. 9 10 11 Period Church Services Joi reeactors for a period church service at Slaughter Pe. 11 Ferry Farm ($1 ages 6 ad up) Livig history programs such as laudry, quiltig, horses ad saddles. 12 Field Hospital at Brompto, see Sat., Dec 8 o page 10. 1 4 Reeactors will participate i the Natioal Park Service Hallowed Groud Processioal ad Culmiatig Ceremoy. See page 4. Meet the Geerals! O Saturday you have two opportuities to meet the Uio ad Cofederate Geerals 9 11 am i the Camps at Ferry Farm & Slaughter Pe ad 1 2 pm at Riverfrot Park. www.fredericksburg150.org H www.visitfred.com
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