Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Park
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Thursday May 2 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Author Talk with Diane Monroe Smith, Washington Roebling's Civil War: From the Bloody Battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge
Program presented in partnership with Eastern National.While Washington Roebling is best known as chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, he had a remarkable Civil War service as engineer and scout with the US Army of the Potomac. He refused to allow his fellow soldiers ......More
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Friday May 3 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT Daily
Overland Campaign 160th at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP
SAVE THE DATE! 160th Anniversary of the Overland CampaignA detailed schedule of events will be published in March 2024.In May 2024 we will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the beginning of the Overland Campaign from May 3 to May 5, 2024. All programs will be free an......More
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Friday May 3 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Virtual Talk with Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, "The Spring of 1864 and the Meaning of Civil War Death"
7 pm-7:45 pmVirtual Talk with Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, "The Spring of 1864 and the Meaning of Civil War Death"Virtual talk, join on Teams Live, 45 minutes.Dr. Faust is a professor, former president of Harvard, and the author of six books including This Republic of Sufferi......More
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Saturday May 4 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT Daily
Overland Campaign 160th at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP
SAVE THE DATE! 160th Anniversary of the Overland CampaignA detailed schedule of events will be published in March 2024.In May 2024 we will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the beginning of the Overland Campaign from May 3 to May 5, 2024. All programs will be free an......More
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Saturday May 4 10:30am - 11:15am EDT Weekly
Sunken Road Walking Tour
Why did the Battle of Fredericksburg happen? Why was it important? Join park staff to learn about the events of December 1862 from the people who lived through them and the ground they walked on.
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Saturday May 4 10:30am - 11:00am EDT Weekly
Investigating Chancellorsville
Why did the US and the Confederate armies clash in May of 1863 and why does it matter? Join park staff to learn about the Chancellorsville Campaign and dive into some of the big questions surrounding this contested battle.
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Sunday May 5 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT Daily
Overland Campaign 160th at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP
SAVE THE DATE! 160th Anniversary of the Overland CampaignA detailed schedule of events will be published in March 2024.In May 2024 we will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the beginning of the Overland Campaign from May 3 to May 5, 2024. All programs will be free an......More
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Sunday May 5 10:30am - 11:15am EDT Weekly
Sunken Road Walking Tour
Why did the Battle of Fredericksburg happen? Why was it important? Join park staff to learn about the events of December 1862 from the people who lived through them and the ground they walked on.
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Sunday May 5 10:30am - 11:00am EDT Weekly
Investigating Chancellorsville
Why did the US and the Confederate armies clash in May of 1863 and why does it matter? Join park staff to learn about the Chancellorsville Campaign and dive into some of the big questions surrounding this contested battle.
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Saturday May 11 10:30am - 11:15am EDT Weekly
Sunken Road Walking Tour
Why did the Battle of Fredericksburg happen? Why was it important? Join park staff to learn about the events of December 1862 from the people who lived through them and the ground they walked on.
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Saturday May 11 10:30am - 11:00am EDT Weekly
Investigating Chancellorsville
Why did the US and the Confederate armies clash in May of 1863 and why does it matter? Join park staff to learn about the Chancellorsville Campaign and dive into some of the big questions surrounding this contested battle.
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Sunday May 12 10:30am - 11:15am EDT Weekly
Sunken Road Walking Tour
Why did the Battle of Fredericksburg happen? Why was it important? Join park staff to learn about the events of December 1862 from the people who lived through them and the ground they walked on.
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Sunday May 12 10:30am - 11:00am EDT Weekly
Investigating Chancellorsville
Why did the US and the Confederate armies clash in May of 1863 and why does it matter? Join park staff to learn about the Chancellorsville Campaign and dive into some of the big questions surrounding this contested battle.