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Click on the links below to view our in-depth online resources of Spotsylvania and the surrounding area. John J. Wright Educational and Cultural Center Museum. Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center. Central Rappahannock Heritage Center. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Museum of the Confederacy. Spotsylvania Civil War Blogspot. Sign up for email alerts. Provide your email address to receive the latest news and event updates. 2016 Spotsylvania County Museum Website.
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Providing a More Personalized Portrayal of the Great Conflicts – Living History Moves Out of the Camp | Mysteries & Conundrums
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Exploring the Civil War-era landscape in the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania region. Providing a More Personalized Portrayal of the Great Conflicts – Living History Moves Out of the Camp. June 17, 2011. June 15, 2011. Previous posts in this series can be found here. Terry Winschel as a member of the 116th Pennsylvania Infantry on the front lawn of Chatham - 1978. John Heiser as a Confederate soldier at Prospect Hill - 1978. Keith Bohannon as a Confederate soldier at Chancellorsville – 1989. Those living ...
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William T. Sherman at Spotsylvania, Chancellorsville, and Fredericksburg, May 1865 | Mysteries & Conundrums
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Exploring the Civil War-era landscape in the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania region. William T. Sherman at Spotsylvania, Chancellorsville, and Fredericksburg, May 1865. May 4, 2015. June 23, 2015. Submitted by civilians before and after 1865; soldiers’ pension- and service affidavits. United States Army staff rides beginning locally around 1911; federal legislative action beginning in 1898 towards creation of the park in 1927; and NPS living history. Programs of the 1970s’ and 1980’s. This month brings t...
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The soldiers’ faith….in us | Mysteries & Conundrums
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Exploring the Civil War-era landscape in the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania region. The soldiers’ faith….in us. May 26, 2015. From John Hennessy. [This is derived from the speech given in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery yesterday, Memorial Day, 2015.]. We take for granted that men and women are willing to die for their country when called upon to do so. We presume their trust in what Democracy and freedom are and what they mean to the world are inspiration enough. We. When that faith is threatened ...
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Exploring the Civil War-era landscape in the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania region. A cemeterial conundrum: the case of Charles Fuchs (and others like him). July 1, 2016. July 1, 2016. From John Hennessy: We repost this (originally from 2010) in advance of our walk through the National Cemetery tonight, for History at Sunset. It is a vivid example of the conundrums we often face. The annual illumination of the National Cemetery–one candle for each of the 15,000 men buried there. March 27, 2016. 1983) wo...
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Forgotten in Plain Sight: The City Cemetery at the Head of Amelia Street | Mysteries & Conundrums
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Exploring the Civil War-era landscape in the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania region. Forgotten in Plain Sight: The City Cemetery at the Head of Amelia Street. July 1, 2015. July 2, 2015. From John Hennessy [We offer this up in advance of Friday night’s History at Sunset program in the city and Confederate cemeteries in Fredericksburg. This post originally appeared in the Free Lance-Star in 2010.]. The headstone of Evy and George Doswell, young victims of the 1861 Scarlet Fever epidemic in Fredericksburg.
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Rare Pictures that Look Back from Freedom: a Former Slave Portrays the Fredericksburg Area, pt. 1 | Fredericksburg Remembered
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Musings on history, public history, and historic Fredericksburg. Welcome, and just what are we doing here? Posted by: Mysteries&Conundrums. April 1, 2013. Rare Pictures that Look Back from Freedom: a Former Slave Portrays the Fredericksburg Area, pt. 1. William Hayden at the time he published his memoir in the 1840’s. Also traced the origins of his faith as a Christian. Along with written descriptions, the memoir includes wood engravings, or woodcuts. These are stylized and doubtless reflect the imag...
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Icons, the merely famous, and us–some thoughts on Jackson on the anniversary of his wounding | Fredericksburg Remembered
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Musings on history, public history, and historic Fredericksburg. Welcome, and just what are we doing here? Posted by: Mysteries&Conundrums. May 3, 2013. Icons, the merely famous, and us–some thoughts on Jackson on the anniversary of his wounding. The Mountain Road Illuminated, May 2, 2013. Here Jackson fell wounded. Books on the Civil War, on the Confederacy, and on Jackson are full of stories that personalize him. His Widow Mary Anna’s memoir was and remains one of the most popular books about Jacks...
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Rare Pictures that Look Back from Freedom: A Former Slave Portrays the Fredericksburg Area, pt. 2 | Fredericksburg Remembered
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Musings on history, public history, and historic Fredericksburg. Welcome, and just what are we doing here? Posted by: Mysteries&Conundrums. April 24, 2013. Rare Pictures that Look Back from Freedom: A Former Slave Portrays the Fredericksburg Area, pt. 2. Sunrise, Potomac Creek at Belle Plain, 2013. I suspect, too, that the constant interchange between specific, seemingly undistinguished collections of soil, water, foliage, and buildings on the one hand, and ideas, beliefs, or sentiments on the other with...
