A cannon pointing atop a hill in late fall.

Fredericksburg: Driving Tour

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

  • 1 - 3 hours
  • 6 tour stops

In December of 1862, the US Army of the Potomac crossed the Rappahannock and faced the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. With a defensive line encircling Fredericksburg, the Confederates pushed the Federals back across the river in a devastating defeat for the US Army. This tour follows the route indicted by the numbered stops on the circular battlefield tour signs on the park map and out in the landscape. The battlefield includes shared public roads that may move at high speeds. Drive carefully.

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