fredericksburg and spotsylvania national military park

Bad intel, cautious Union leaders, recipe for disaster. If the generals could have the cows splashing across the Rappahanock River, why did they spend so much effort and soldiers lives building a pontoon bridge?

I enjoyed my time at the park because seeing it makes the history more real for me. I didn't follow the trail other Trip Advisors raved about because it was snowy and cold, but plan to go back when it's warmer.

Walking these hallowed grounds of where our civil war ancestors fought, bled and died should be enjoyed by all people. This great military park should be enjoyed and passed down to all future generations.

See the Sunken Road/National Cemetery Loop Trail, and Jackson Wounding Walking Tour Trail. There is a driving trail also. I would recommend taking your time. Pick up a park map. This is extremely helpful. The ranger at the Stonewall Jackson Shrine was exceptionally knowledgeable and please to spend alot of time talking with us.

Wow-A truly enlightening experience and adventure. Would absolutely recommend it to anyone! The history and walking in the shoes of those that came before us, just breathtaking!

Walking along sunken road, and you can imagine what it was like at this location for the battle. The smallish museum is certainly well-staffed, and very friendly and has some very nice exhibits. But you have to walk outside to look down onto the city, and imagine the storming of the Union troops. The park rangers are amazing.

The location of 120 Chantham Lane is the Chatham house and not the battlefield. It has historical significance, but not what I wanted to see. However, the Sunken Road and Fredericksburg Battlefield is located at 1016 Lafayette Blvd. It takes about an hour to go through the Visitor's Center and to walk the 1/2 mile. Don't forget to make a donation in the visitor center.

The Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center is great, great starting point for your self guided tour. We watched the movie and talked at great length to the staffers. We walked the Sunken Road and explored the cemeteries. The brochure had helpful and interesting information.

The Sporsylvania and Wilderness battlefields are west of Fredericksburg. There is no museum at Spotsylvania or Wilderness battlefields, but the driving tour certainly takes you back into history. The roads are well maintained and there is much to see. Make sure you have your tour brochure so you can learn more at each stop.

Recommend starting at Fredericksburg Battlefield visitor's center. Then it is 45 min walking tour of the sunken road and national Cemetery. If you want to walk around town, there is a walking tour from the visitors center, but we had walked the town the day prior. I hear only good things about the trolley tour u. Town and would try it next time.

When we planned our trip last year, I came to this site to find a top notch guide. I saw a couple of reviews for Hallowed Ground Tours and its owner, Scott Walker. I cannot thank the folks from Tripadvisor enough for helping me to find him! The biggest complaint I saw about the Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville battlefields is that most of the field has been lost in 150 years. Don't fret. Once you have toured the area with Scott, you will see it clearly as it was during these two epic battles. His local knowledge, not just of Civil War times but Revolutionary times as well allows each turn of your driving tour to be informative. This trip was a beginning for my autistic son in his interest in the Civil War. In the year and a half that has past, he has read countless books and watched 100+ hours of documentaries on the Civil War and at the age of 14 he could probably keep a college professor on his toes. Let alone his CW enthusiast dad. And after all he has seen, read and absorbed since, his favorite source is always "Mr. Scott." His dream trip isn't an unseen field, it is a week-long trip back to Fredericksburg, to tour all 4 fields with his favorite teacher.If you have kids who you wish could share a passion for American history with you ... Scott Walker is man for the job.

It is impossible to understand the futility of the Federal attack upon the Confederates at Marye's Heights without visiting this National Battlefield Park. The Sunken Road walk is a must. But don't miss the other part of the battlefield where literally miles of Confederate trenches remain visible. Also, the Spotsylvania Courthouse Battlefield is well worth the 10 mile drive from Fredericksburg. There is no visitor center at Spotsylvania, so begin your tour at Fredericksburg.

This battlefield does not have the draw that Gettysburg or even Manassas has because the terrain has changed so much since the 1860s, but it is still worth visiting. This battle was such a tragic event in this awful civil war. The northern leaders sent wave after wave of men out to be slaughtered because the south had the high ground and could therefore kill them easily. The days of battle were a disaster from the very beginning because of bad, or perhaps no, planning.Once again, the visitor's center has a great introductory film that is a must see. After the film you can go out and walk a small portion of the original battlefield and visit the solemn cemetery. I am glad that if visited but this is a very sad place.

I did the driving tour of the battlefields pursuant to a map I got at the visitors center in Fredericksburg. I was able to complete the tour in a single day, although I certainly didn't hit all the stops. I did walk along the Stone Wall by the Sunken Road. Most of this wall had been rebuilt since its use by Confederate troops, who used it for shelter while raining devastating fire down on advancing Union soldiers. When standing behind the wall and looking down range along the former battlefield, I could almost envision the Union soldiers being picked off, by the hundreds, by the Confederate sharpshooters.

Spent two days here and saw so much civil war history Really gives you a new prospective on the war and the different skirmishes Need a lot of time here