Virginia Civil War Trails
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Welcome to the Civil War Preservation Trust's Slaughter Pen Farm Battlefield. Here starts a 1? mile walking tour. Wayside exhibits provide information and orientation along the way. Allow at least 90 minutes if you plan to walk the entire trail.
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The one square block his?toric dis?trict before you is Portsmouth's Olde Towne. The dis?trict dates to 1752 when Portsmouth was founded by William Craw?ford. Olde Towne con?tains one of the largest col?lec?tions of historic build?ings in Vir?ginia fea?tur?i…
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You are standing near the center of the most successful Union attack at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Two Union divisions, Gen. George G. Meade's on your left and Gen. John Gibbon's on your right, advanced into this field and soon encountered the "Virginia …
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Before you is the Gosport Navy Yard (Nor?folk Naval Ship?yard). Gosport is the old?est Navy ship?yard in the nation. Here is where the USS Mer?ri?mack was burned and then trans?formed by the Con?fed?er?ates into the pow?er?ful iron?clad ram, the CSS Vir?gin…
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With artillery projectiles flying in every direction, Union Gen. George G. Meade galloped through the fields in front of you, encouraged his men, and looked for an opportunity to attack. When Union artillery blew up two Confederate ammunition chests, Meade …
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Before the battle, Confederate artillerists used a lone tree on this ridge as a mark to establish a "killing range," to punish any Federals who attacked. As Gen. George G. Meade's men surged past the unassuming tree, the Confederates trapped Union troops in…
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"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 flies. We, do…
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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 hail of ir…
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With the failur of Gen. Nelson Taylor's advance, Gen. John Gibbon sent in Col. Peter Lyle's Brigade. Taylor shifted some of his remaining regiments to the right and joined in Lyle's assault. Together, Taylor and Lyle formed a six-regiment front and attacked…
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When Gen. George G. Meade's division surged unexpectedly forward through the fields on your left, Gen. John Gibbon's men scrambled to advance on Meade's right. Gibbon arranged his forces and ordered Gen. Nelson Taylor's brigade to attack the Confederates.
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