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Battle of
Chancellorsville |
Re-enactors please click here for registration
information
A special thank you to our sponsors:
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Medicorp Health System |
Union Bank & Trust |
Mid-Atlantic Foam |
Did You Know?
The battle of
Chancellorsville was the biggest mismatch of the Civil War.
Yet the smaller Confederate army of 60,000 defeated the larger Union force of
130,000- the biggest army of the war.
Saturday, May 3-
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 4-
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
First Day at Chancellorsville (Former Mullins Farm)
6301 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Please be advised that there is no on-site parking at
the re-enactment site.
Please park at the below satellite locations and ride one of our free shuttles to the site;
Riverbend High School
12301 Spotswood Furnace Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Spotsylvania Towne Centre
137 Spotsylvania Mall, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
$8 per person, children 12 and under free (Ticket is good for both days)
*All Spotsylvania County teachers and students will be admitted free of charge
There is a $1.00 service fee per ticket, when
purchasing on-line.
Purchase tickets at the below locations:
Spotsylvania County Visitor Center- Massaponax location
4704 Southpoint Parkway
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Spotsylvania County Visitor Center- Courthouse location
9102 Courthouse Road
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Spotsylvania County Parks & Recreation-
Leavells Road location
10910 Leavells Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Spotsylvania County Treasurer's Office-
9104 Courthouse Road
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Spotsylvania Towne Centre-
Guest Services Booth
137 Spotsylvania Mall
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Saturday, May 3
9:00 AM Gates open to the public 10:00 AM -10:45 AM Opening Ceremony. CWPT/Spotsylvania County 11:00 AM -11:45 AM Tour of May 1, 1863 battlefield with historian Eric Mink 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM May 1, 1863:
Opening Battle Re-enactment on the actual ground"19th Century Mourning Practices and Medical Equipment" - Ongoing display and discussion with Georgia Meadows and Kim Waldron 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lecture: "The Aftermath of Battle and Refugee Experience", with historian John Hennessy 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Lecture: "Civil War Photography", with wetplate photographer Robert Szabo 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Honor Ceremony for descendants of combatants and local area civilians 5:00 PM Closed to the General Public
Sunday, May 4
10:00 AM Gates open to the public
"19th Century Mourning Practices and Medical Equipment" - Ongoing display and discussion with Georgia Meadows and Kim Waldron 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Tactical battle re-enactment 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM Field hospital immersion. Talk to a surgeon as the wounded are gathered following the battle.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM SACRED HARP SINGING - A joyous celebration of an American tradition. All voices welcome!
Sacred Harp singing is a non-denominational community musical event emphasizing participation, not performance. Singers sit facing inward in a hollow square. Each individual is invited to take a turn “leading,” i.e. standing in the center, selecting a song, and beating time with the hand. The singing is not accompanied by harps or any other instrument. The group sings from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844 by B.F. White and E. J. King. The music is printed in “patent notes,” wherein the shape of the note head indicates the syllables FA
, SOL
, LA
, and MI
. The repertory includes psalm tunes, fuging tunes, odes and anthems by the first American composers (1770-1810), and also settings of folk songs and revival hymns (1810-1860). The current 1991 Edition contains many songs in these styles by living composers.
This style of singing stems from singing schools in the colonial period. Preserved in the rural South, Sacred Harp singing (also called fasola singing or shape-note singing) is making a major resurgence in cities and campuses throughout North America. Sacred Harp Singing was featured in the movie COLD MOUNTAIN.
4:00 PM Event closes
Hotels: Please be sure to ask for the special Re-enactment rate of
$99 when calling the following hotels:
(540) 898-1800
5327 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
(540) 891-0775
4700 Market Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
(540) 891-1112
4615 Southpoint Parkway
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Restaurant
& Store Discount Program:
As a thank you for visiting our area, many Spotsylvania County restaurants & stores will be offering discounts to event ticket holders. Please click here for a list of participating locations!
