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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UE7_sherwood-forest-historical_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Sherwood Forest, also known as the Fitzhugh
House, was built just northeast of here in the
first half of the 19th century. During the Civil
War, Union forces used the property as
communications center and observation post
most notably in Apri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U2Z_caretaker-cottage-historical_Falmouth-VA.html
From construction of the main house ca. 1880, until the end of the Civil War, life at Belmont was intertwined with the institution of slavery. An 1815 Falmouth property list shows that then resident Susannah Knox owned four slaves over age 12. Num…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U2X_welcome-to-our-trails-historical_Falmouth-VA.html
The trails at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont fulfill the wishes of Corinne Melchers, who hoped visitors could someday walk the estate's beautiful woods and riverside setting.
One-and-a-half miles of paths cover a varied terrain to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QTN_anthony-burns_Falmouth-VA.html
Anthony Burns was born into slavery in Stafford County. In 1854 Burns escaped from Richmond, where he had been hired out, to Boston. His owner demanded his return under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Burns' arrest on 24 May 1854 inspired abolitio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LHA_union-army-ninth-corps_Fredericksburg-VA.html
In the winter of 1863-1863, following the Battle of Fredericksburg, Colonel Edward Harland's Union brigade camped on this site. Six infantry regiments comprised the brigade: the 4th Rhode Island and the 8th, 11th, 15th, 16th and 21st Connecticut. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K10_cavalry-review_Fredericksburg-VA.html
On April 6, 1863 near here "on an elevated plain", President Lincoln reviewed 13,000-17,000 men on horseback. the cavalry review was said to be the largest in the world. Reporters wrote it was a grand sight "with banners waving, music crashing, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K0Z_lincoln-review_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Nearby here was Sthreshley Farm, site of Abraham Lincoln's Grand Review. On April 8, 1863, 60,000 men passed the president who sat on a horse for the long, 5½ hour review. 10 year old Tad stayed by his father, while Mrs. Lincoln watched from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H15_gari-melchers-home-and-studio_Falmouth-VA.html
Overlooking the Falls of the Rappahannock River on a major 17th and 18th century trade route, this site became the setting for the artist's internationally acclaimed early 20th century paintings celebrating the lives and character of the citizens…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GSM_bethlehem-primitive-baptist-church_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Organized 1868 by Rev. York Johnson, an ex-slave, who with 27 others separated from White Oak Primitive Baptist Church. Rev. Johnson, assisted by The Freedmen Bureau, established a benevolent organization "The Union Branch of the True Vine" and fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GB3_duff-mcduff-green-memorial-park_Fredericksburg-VA.html
The Green family was established in Virginia when Duff McFuff Green's great-great grandfather, Robert Green, settled in Orange County in 1710. Duff McDuff Green was born in Stafford county on 2 August 1832 to Capt. Duff Green and Elizabeth Ann Pay…