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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11R_ravaged-town_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Fredericksburg had enjoyed more than a century of comfortable prosperity by 1860. Although its economic heydey was past, the town's elegant houses, numerous churches, and shady, tree-lined streets bespoke lingering wealth and refinement.
The Ci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11Q_the-demon-of-destruction_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Had the demon of destruction held an orgie in the town, had all the imps of hell been called together and turned loose upon the city, it could scarcely have been more blasted, ruined and desecrated than when left by the Yankee army."—A corre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11P_a-vast-hospital_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Wounded Union Soldiers in a Fredericksburg yard, May 1864. All but one of these men have been wounded in the leg. Most of the wounded soldiers brought to Fredericksburg survived?
?But some did not. Hundreds of men died in the hospitals here dur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11H_the-courthouse_Fredericksburg-VA.html
With the arrival of the Union army in the Spring of 1862, Fredericksburg-area slaves by the hundreds fled to freedom. To house the refugees, the Union army transformed the basement of the city courthouse (in front of you) into a temporary barracks…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11G_fredericksburg-united-methodist-church_Fredericksburg-VA.html
This church sanctuary was built in 1882, the fifth building to be used by the congregation, and the second on this site. Additions were constructed in 1912, 1924, 1951, and 1989. The reverend John Kobler, an early leader who raised funds for the c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM106_fredericksburg-roll-of-honor_Fredericksburg-VA.html
FredericksburgRoll of Honor1917 World War 1918A grateful tribute to all who returnedCo. K. 2nd Inf. VA. N. G. 116th Inf 29th Div.3rd VA Coast Artillery80th DivisionArmy, Navy, Marine CorpsA tearful triumph to those who sleep
Urban F. Bass ??? G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM105_fredericksburg-campaign_Fredericksburg-VA.html
December 13, 1862. The blue columns of the Army of the Potomac deployed here in the Canal Ditch valley, along the route of present Kenmore Avenue. Then with drums beating and flags flying, the long battle lines advanced towards Marye's Heights and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT9_gold-mining-in-stafford-county_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Near here are located ten of the nineteenth century gold mines of Stafford County. The best-known were the Eagle, Rattlesnake (Horse Pen), Lee, New Hope, and Monroe mines. The Eagle Gold Mining Company, Rappahannock Gold Mine Company of New York, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT2_hartwood-presbyterian-church_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Organized in June 1825 by the Winchester Presbytery as Yellow Chapel Church, the brick church was constructed between 1857 and 1859. It became Hartwood Presbyterian Church in 1868. During the Civil War an engagement took place here on 25 Feb. 1863…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMST_marlborough_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Strategically situated at the tip of a peninsula jutting into the Potomac River at Potomac Creek, Marlborough was established under the Town Act of 1691 as a river port town. It served as the county seat of Stafford County from 1691 until about 17…