Fredericksburg Battlefield- Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP – Fredericksburg, VA
N 38° 17.654 W 077° 28.066
18S E 284189 N 4241342
This is one of several signs accessible from the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center: 1013 Lafayette Boulevard, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. This is part of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park.
Waymark Code: WMPM70
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2015
Views: 2
"Before you looms Marye's Heights, a key point in the two major Civil War battles. At the base of the heights, bordered by a stone wall, lies the Sunken Road. In December 1862 Confederate troops standing in the road repelled repeated Union assaults. Five months later, during the Chancellorsville Campaign, Union troops again attacked Marye's Heights. This time they succeeded in taking it.
Begin your visit to this historic ground at the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center. Then take a leisurely one-hour walk down Sunken Road and up onto Marye's Heights. After completing your walk, take time to travel Lee Drive and visit Chatham, two other units of the Fredericksburg Battlefield. Three other battlefields - Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House - are also within easy driving distance."
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1013 LaFayette Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA USA
22401
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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