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If these signatures could talk…”: Braehead Graffiti 30 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
From Eric Mink: Most visitors to the Fredericksburg Battlefield pass “Braehead” when driving the park auto tour. The antebellum home sits along Lee Drive, between Tour Stops 3 and 4. The majority of ...
Gettysburg: Confederate imaginings, American realities, and the Army of the Potomac 2 Jul 2013 | 07:07 am
From John Hennessy: On this the anniversary of Gettysburg, I hope you’ll pardon a departure from our normal Fredericksburg-centric fare. I wish I could say that Gettysburg doesn’t interest me, large...
Goodbye Rappahannock: The Yankees Abandon Sherwood Forest (and the Wounded too) 13 Jun 2013 | 12:58 am
From John Hennessy: Tomorrow is the 150th anniversary of the Confederate capture of Union wounded at Sherwood Forest in southern Stafford County. The moment prompts a post on this compelling place. I...
Yankee Freight Service to Guiney’s Station in 1862? …and Other Novelties along the Early War RF&P Railroad 30 May 2013 | 07:41 pm
from: Harrison Northeast Virginia’s railroads showcased Civil War creativity that was both constructive and destructive, and originated with soldiers and civilians as well as with generals and other t...
A little perspective: the value of a view from above 3 May 2013 | 06:42 pm
From Hennessy: This is a repost from a couple years back, germane to today’s 150th anniversary of the fighting at Fairview. Over at Fredericksburg Remembered, I have also posted more reflective things...
Stonewall Jackson’s Last Map 29 Apr 2013 | 08:16 am
From John Hennessy and Beth Parnicza: It is perhaps the greatest artifact in the park’s collection, and we’re putting it on display for the Chancellorsville 150th. It’s a map in Jackson’s distinctive ...
Animals at Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg: further Options for Understanding Battles? 13 Apr 2013 | 12:46 am
from: Harrison Note: this is an edited version of a post first appearing in September 2010 on our sister blog, Fredericksburg Remembered. A revision and reposting here seemed timely on the eve of Chan...
Stafford’s big day: the Lincoln review of April 8, 1863–where it happened and what of the places today? 8 Apr 2013 | 04:25 am
From Hennessy: On the eve of the 150th Anniversary of this event, we repost this from a couple years back. It was the greatest gathering of American military might ever displayed before the 1865 Grand...
Ruminations at the crossing of the canal ditch 29 Mar 2013 | 08:49 pm
From John Hennessy: I wrote this for the 150th Anniversary observance back in December, as part of the procession that moved from the river through town to the Sunken Road. The procession stopped near...
Lee in 1863–more symbolic than real? 27 Mar 2013 | 07:41 pm
From John Hennessy: One of the great benefits of milestones is this: preparing for them requires you to focus on the essentials, to articulate broad and big ideas efficiently and powerfully. We are cu...
