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    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Jackson's Flank Attack

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    Here at 5:15pm on May 2, Jackson's veterans crushed the Union Army's right flank held by General Oliver O. Howard's 11th Corps.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Saunders Field

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    Union attackers broke through the Confederate line here on May 5, but a quick Confederate counterattack drove them out, capturing two cannon.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Hazel Grove

    • Type: Place
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    On the morning of May 3 Confederates concentrated 30 cannon here and opened an intense, concentrated bombardment of Union artillery at Fairview.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    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.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Longstreet's Wounding

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    While making a flank attack against the Union Army, Confederate General James was wounded by his own men.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Howison Hill

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    Howison Hill was crowned with Confederate artillery that blasted the Union attackers in front of Marye's Heights. A large 30 pounder Parrot was among the guns at this location. This type of gun is classified as siege artillery and not usually found on a battlefield.

    Freedom Seekers at Belle Grove

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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.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    McLaws' Line

    • Type: Place
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    From here on May 1-3 Confederate General Lafayette McLaws division kept Union forces occupied while Stonewall Jackson's troops marched around Hooker's army to attack his flank.

    Saratoga National Historical Park

    Prince Dunsick

    • Type: Person
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    Prince Dunsick was an African man, kidnapped as a child, enslaved in Massachusetts, and enlisted in the Continental Army. His story is representative of so many forgotten soldiers of African descent, who fought in the American Revolution on behalf of a nation that didn't always recognize them.

    Franklin Johnson

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    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.

    From Furniture to Families—A Volunteer’s View of Hampton National Historic Site

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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.

    Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

    Divided Loyalties

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    Solomon Heater was from Loudoun County, Virginia, and supported his native state. Caroline was born and raised in Pennsylvania and supported the Union.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Harrison House Site

    • Type: Place
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    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.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    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.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Guinea Station

    • Type: Place
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    Station was a small community in Caroline County thrust into the spotlight because of its role as a Confederate supply depot during the Civil War and, subsequently, the location of Confederate General Jackson's death within the community in 1863.

    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

    Milford Beach

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    Milford Beach is a recreational fee area where visitors have river access to swim or launch personal boats. The McDade Recreational Trail's northern terminus is near the boat launches for visitor use.

    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

    Smithfield Beach

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    Smithfield Beach is a recreational fee site in the park that has river access for swimming, a personal boat launch, and a commercial launch. A large grassy area has picnic tables and scattered trees for shade.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Grant's Headquarters

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    As his army marched into the Wilderness, Union General Ulysses S. Grant made his headquarters on a slight knoll above the Orange Turnpike.

    New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

    Beatrice & Elaine Alder

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    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.

    Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Fairview

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    For about five hours Union artillery here dueled with Confederate artillery on Hazel Grove, while opposing infantry clashed in some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.

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