Beginning Of Work.. 1928, National Battlefields, Fredericksburg, VA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The plaque reads:
"Dedicated October 19, 1928
by
Calvin Coolidge
President of
The United States
To Commemorate
the beginning of work on the
Fredericksburg ans Spotsylvania
National Battlefield memorial
authorized by act of Congress
approved February 14, 1927
and embracing the battlefields
of
Fredericksburg Spotsylvania
The Wilderness Chancellorsville
Salem Church
on these fields more than one hundred thousand
men fell in battle

Erected by the National Battlefield
Park Association
of
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania"

Group that erected the marker: National Battlefield Park Association of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 1500 Lafayette Blvd Fredericksburg, VA USA 22501

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