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.
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