150 years ago today, President Lincoln reviewed the XI Corps near Brooks Station. The visit was well-known and anticipated. Henry Peck wrote his parents: “We expect Old Abe here Friday to review our brigade. Then I will have a chance…
Category: Chancellorsville
Stafford Civil War Park set to open April 27th
Good news from the Friends of Stafford Civil War Sites on the Stafford Civil War Park: “The Grand Opening of the Stafford Civil War Park will be on the 27th of April, 2013 — 150 years to the day that 11th…
Another opportunity to save Chancellorsville land
This from the Civil War Trust: “The Civil War Trust now has the opportunity to preserve 37 acres of Jackson’s Flank Attack, including the site of the Talley Farm. These parcels along modern day Route 3 will be added to…
Something worthy to put your money on
I read this tonight on Michael Bell’s XI Corps blog and thought it was worth sharing with my own readers. The Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT) has once again managed to line up a significant purchase on the Chancellorsville battlefield, specifically the…