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Jackson's Flank Attack
Saunders Field
Hazel Grove
Union Breakthrough
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At 1:00 p.m. on December 13, 1862, Union General George Meade's 3,800-man division pushed ahead and charged into the Confederate line. Meade's Pennsylvanians broke through where the Confederates were not expecting them: a swampy, wooded area that was left completely undefended. Despite his success, Meade's forces were unsupported and greatly outnumbered. Meade's retreat signaled defeat for the Army of the Potomac's Left Grand Division.
Longstreet's Wounding
Howison Hill
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Belle Grove Plantation relied on the labor of over 100 enslaved people during its peak as one of the largest farms in Frederick County, Virginia. They worked in the main house, extensive grain fields, and as skilled craftsmen. On several occasions, African Americans enslaved at Belle Grove took steps to attain their own freedom. Whether through escape, purchase by loved ones, or manumission, their stories are important to understanding the history of the plantation.
McLaws' Line
Prince Dunsick
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- Type: Person

Franklin Johnson (1823-1864), listed as a servant in the 1860s census at Hampton. In spring 1864 during the Civil War, he enlisted as a Union soldier in the U.S. Colored Troops (39th US Colored Infantry). Tragically, Franklin Johnson died while serving the Union, during this regiment’s very active role during the Overland Campaign. During the Siege of Petersburg, he survived the horrific mine explosion only to die of disease on September 24 at a hospital in Philadelphia.
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Margaret is one of Hampton’s longest serving volunteers and has seen nearly 40 years of change in the park, its visitation, and how the site’s collection of historic structures and over 45,000-object collection are used to interpret the stories of those who lived and labored at the once 25,000-acre plantation.
Divided Loyalties
Harrison House Site
- Type: Place

The Harrison House was one homesite on the Spotsylvania Battlefield. From here on May 12, Confederate General John B. Gordon stopped General Robert E. Lee from leading a counterattack against the Union Army inside the Mule Shoe Salient. Gordon launched the attack himself. Only portions of the house foundation remains.
Discovery of Union Hospital Burial in Fredericksburg
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In 2015 human remains were inadvertently discovered by City of Fredericksburg staff during construction for what is now Riverfront Park located on Sophia Street in downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia. With the assistance of the Sons of Union Veterans and Missing in America Project, a reburial ceremony took place in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery on May 2, 2025.
Guinea Station
Milford Beach
Smithfield Beach
Grant's Headquarters
Beatrice & Elaine Alder
- Type: Article

During their residency in New Bedford, Beatrice and Elaine Alder, a married couple, explored the city’s queer and working-class histories through their project, Law of Salvage, Queer Stories of the South Coast. During their residency they created art and prose inspired by archival research. The Alders used ceramics, textiles, and prints to reclaim stories of overlooked queer laborers and disrupt traditional binaries.