Civil War Battlefields in Virginia
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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park's location in central Virginia boasts close proximity to many less famous Civil War clashes. The Park has brochures that contain a narrative summary of these battles, directions to the battlefields, a suggested tour route of the battlefield and a map of the battlefield for the following battles: * Cedar Mountain - August 9, 1862 * Kelly's Ford - Match 17, 1863 * Brandy Station - June 9, 1863 * Bristoe Station -October 14, 1863 (& Kettle Run, August 27, 1862) * Rappahannock Station - November 7, 1863 * Mine Run Campaign - November 26 - December 1, 1863 * Todd's Tavern - May 7, 1864 * Yellow Tavern - May 11, 1864 * North Anna - May 23-26, 1864 * Battle of Trevilian Station -June 11-12, 1864 These folders are available in the Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville visitor centers, Chatham Manor and the Jackson Shrine. 
Fleetwood Hill on the Brandy Station Battlefield
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Did You Know?
Three presidents have been inside Chatham Manor. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson visited the Fitzhughs, their good friends. Abraham Lincoln attended a meeting in Chatham. A fourth president, William Henry Harrison, visited the grounds of Chatham when he was the president elect.