Sunday, December 16, 2007
Fredericksburg's Presbyterian Church: An example of one of the cannonball and bullet riddled buildings in the town. You can see a small dot about three quarters of the way up the second column from the left. That is a cannonball. There is another ball in the smae column, but it is obscured by the lighting fixture.
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Friday, December 14, 2007
We stopped at this really cool museum outside Fredericksburg in Stafford County, the White Oak Civil War Museum, which is chock full of artifacts dug from the various Union camps that were established in Stafford County from 1862 through 1863. The museum itself sits on ground occupied by the Federal VI Corps, and is housed in an old school building. The above is a typical museum case, stuffed with literally thousands of artifacts. Just four bucks gets you in to see the collection, and don't miss the opportunity to chat with the highly knowledgeable staff!
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A display of bullets, muskets, and bayonets recovered from the Fredericksburg area.Labels: civil war, stafford county, Virginia, white oak civil war museum
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
A closeup of the bullet pile
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An example of a winter's quarters hut outside the museum. Note the barrell chimney pot!Labels: civil war, stafford county, Virginia, white oak civil war museum
Monday, December 10, 2007
The Gang outside the White Oak Civil War museum. The white building in the background is the White Oak Primitive Baptist Church. The building dates to before the Civil War.
Labels: civil war, Fredericksburg, reenacting, reenactment, stafford county, Virginia
