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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM3H_liberty-town_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Seth Barton, 1755-1813, fought in the American Revolution, grew wealthy as a shipping merchant, and speculated in real estate. He laid out the subdivision that came to be called Liberty Town in 1812. He is buried at St. George's Church.
Henry D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLN6_bound-for-freedom_Fredericksburg-VA.html
"Fredericksburg is a captured town, the enemy took possession of the Stafford Hills ? and their guns have frowned down upon us ever since? The Federal army has abolished slavery wherever it has gone."— Jane Beale,a Fredericksburg Citizen
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH0J_seeking-cover_Fredericksburg-VA.html
For Union soldiers who attacked Marye's Heights, the open plain in front of you offered just two sources of cover: the brick Stratton house, visible just two blocks ahead on the left side of the street, and the swale, a slight drop in the landscap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH0E_fredericksburg-battlefield_Fredericksburg-VA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDYX_slaughter-pen-farm_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Just before 2 p.m., Gen. John Gibbon ordered Col. Adrian Root's men to cross the railroad in front of you and enter the woods beyond. With flags in front and bayonets fixed, Root's and remnants from Taylor's and Lyle's brigades advanced through a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDYW_slaughter-pen-farm_Fredericksburg-VA.html
"For my part the more I think of that battle, the more annoyed I am that such a great chance should have failed me."- Gen. George G. Meade, USA
"Our cannon flamed and roared, and the roar of musketry was terrific. The foe halts, wavers, and fli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBNB_fredericksburg-campaign-december-1862_Fredericksburg-VA.html
The Battle of Fredericksburg began on the morning of December 11, 1862, when Confederate sharpshooters opened fire on Federal engineers building a pontoon bridge by which the Union Army of the Potomac planned to cross the Rappahannock River. Frede…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMASD_fraternizing-at-the-ford_Fredericksburg-VA.html
The Rappahannock River served as a barrier separating the Union and Confederate Armies during the winter of 1862-63. Places where the water level, the river bottom, and the steepness of the banks were favorable for crossings were known as "fords."…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9DA_corporation-court-house_Fredericksburg-VA.html
(Left Side Plaque):City ofFredericksburgVirginiaCorporation Court HouseErected 1851-52Mayor .....Robert B. SempleJudge of Court .. John Tayloe LomaxBuilding CommissionersThomas B. Berton, chairmanB.R. WellfordWilliam AllenJohn MinorJohn James Chew…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9D7_the-corporation-burying-ground_Fredericksburg-VA.html
The park around you was once known as the Corporation Burying Ground. Burials occurred here from 1787 through 1853 and included Dr. Charles Mortimer, who had been Mary Washington's personal physician. He also served as Fredericksburg's first mayor…