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Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park School field trip to Fredericksburg Battlefield
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Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
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Have you ever wondered...

Why do national parks exist? Why is this ground special enough to save? How can I help to save it, too? Can't everyone be a Ranger in his or her own way?

Become a Junior Ranger at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania! Our park has two booklets of activities available for kids. At the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center, the booklet covers the Fredericksburg Battlefield and Chatham Manor, and it costs $3.00 in the bookstore. At the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center, the Junior Ranger booklet featuring the Battle of Chancellorsville is free (through special funding) to kids wishing to complete its requirements. Please ask for a copy at the front desk.

After taking the Junior Ranger booklet with you to explore the battlefield, fill out the required sections with your best answers, and turn it in to the staff at the visitor center front desk. A ranger or volunteer will review your answers, then award you a Junior Ranger badge if you have met all of the necessary requirements.

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7th Michigan Monument at Fredericksburg

Did You Know?
In 2003, a monument to the 7th Michigan Infantry was placed where that unit crossed the Rappahannock River into the streets of Fredericksburg. It was the first Union regiment to cross the river during the Battle of Fredericksburg.The monument is on Sophia Street at the foot of Hawke Street.
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Last Updated: December 23, 2011 at 13:59 MST