Posts Tagged With: Civil War

Pictured here is the Presbyterian Church of Fredericksburg
Posted in 18th Century, All Markers, Buildings, Civil War, Churches
March 13, 2018
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A Vast Hospital

Inscription: “Wounded Union soldiers in a Fredericksburg yard, May 1864. All but one of these men have been wounded in…

Pictured is the Angel of Marye’s Heights with Brompton in the background
Posted in All Markers
March 19, 2018
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Angel of Marye’s Heights

Inscription: “While the Civil War entailed immense destruction and tragedy, it did not always engender hate. For two days following…

Pictured here is Brompton the home of UMWs President
Posted in All Markers
March 22, 2018
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Brompton – The Battle of Fredericksburg

Inscription: “The house and grounds are not open to the public. “The pillars of the porch…were speckled with the marks…

Pictured here is Bound for Freedom Historical Marker
Posted in 19th Century, All Markers, African American History, Civil War, People
April 24, 2018
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Bound For Freedom

Inscription:  The Civil War spilled into the Rappahannock valley in the spring of 1862. While the main armies campaigned on…

Pictured here is Fredericksburg Battlefield Center--one of the entrances to the battlefield
Posted in 19th Century, All Markers, 20th Century
April 2, 2018
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Calvin Coolidge (Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Battlefields)

Inscription: Dedicated October 19, 1928 by Calvin Coolidge President of the United States To commemorate the beginning of work on…

Pictured here is a formal portrait of Clara Barton taken by James E. Purdy in 1904.
Posted in 19th Century, All Markers, Civil War, Churches, People
March 23, 2018
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Clara Barton

Inscription:  “1862 – 1962 In Memory of Clara Barton Founder of the American Red Cross. A devoted nurse and tireless…