Fredericksburg & Spotslvania National Military Park-Salem Church
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 17.322 W 077° 31.854
18S E 278650 N 4240877
Salem Church was an important, yet often overlooked, part of The Battle of Chancellorsville. The church was used as a hospital by both sides, and it served as a civilian refugee center during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Waymark Code: WM11V41
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2019
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On May 3, 1863, Union and Confederate troops fought a bitter day-long battle on a slight ridge a few miles west of Fredericksburg. At the vortex of this action, called by one historian "one of the most brilliant and important of the minor affairs of the war," was a small brick building known as Salem Church. Like many other churches in Civil War America, Salem Church, which was dedicated to the ideals of peace and love, became famous instead for the death and misery that war brought to its portals.
Address:
12026 Salem Church Road
Fredericksburg, VA USA
22407
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