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Pinstripe Press Blog: Author and Historian Michael Aubrecht
June 2, 2008
The BEST in the business

Here's the schedule for Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park's seventh year of "History at Sunset" programs. All programs are free, begin at 7 p.m. and last about 90 minutes. For more information call 540/654-5546. Don’t miss out on these very original and informative programs.

  • A Woeful Place Reclaimed: From Farm to Battlefield to Park--The Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania: Friday, June 6, led by historian John Hennessy. Meet at the McCoull Farm Lane, tour stop 5, Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield.
  • In the Vortex: A Walk on the Slaughter Pen Farm: Friday, June 13, led by historian Frank O'Reilly. Entrance to the farm is off Routes 2 and 17, two miles south of Fredericksburg.
  • Bloody Homecoming: David Kyle and the Ordeal of the Bullocks: Friday, June 20, led by historian Greg Mertz. Park on Bullock Road, near tour stop 2 on the Chancellorsville Battlefield.
  • History Revealed: Civil War Secrets on the University of Mary Washington Campus: Friday, June 27, led by historian Eric Mink. Park in the lot at the corner of William Street and Sunken Road.
  • First Blood at Chancellorsville: A Walk on the May 1 Battlefield: Friday, July 11, led by historian Eric Mink. Gather at the Civil War Preservation Trust lands on State Route 3 west, about mile west of Chancellorsville Elementary School.
  • Through the Streets, Into the Maelstrom: In the Footsteps of a Union Regiment: Friday, July 27, led by historian Frank O'Reilly. Meet at the city dock at the south end of Sophia Street in Fredericksburg.
  • Homefolk and Heroes: A Walk Through Fredericksburg's City and Confederate Cemetery: Friday, July 25, led by historian Mac Wyckoff. Meet at the entrance gate to the Fredericksburg City and Confederate cemeteries at the intersection of Washington Street and Amelia Street.
  • Bloody Dawn: Fairview in the Maelstrom: Friday, Aug. 1, led by historian John Hennessy. Meet at Fairview, tour stop 10, Chancellorsville Battlefield.
  • Lens on History: The Photography of the Sunken Road: Friday, Aug. 8, led by historian Stacy Humphreys. Meet at the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center.
  • Beyond the Big House: Slaves and Slavery at Chatham: Friday, Aug. 15, led by historian John Hennessy. Meet on the Chatham patio on the garden side of the house.

Posted by ny5/pinstripepress at 12:47 PM EDT
Updated: June 2, 2008 12:49 PM EDT
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