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Warrington G. Roberts: “Dedicated to the Proposition that All Men Are Created Equal”
Interred in grave 3287 at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery lays Warrington G. Roberts. This past Memorial Day I had the privilege of telling Roberts’s story during the annual Luminary program atop Marye’s Heights. Telling his story and digging even further … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Common Soldier, Lincoln, Reconstruction
Tagged 26th Indiana Infantry, 28th United States Colored Troops, Abraham Lincoln, Battle of the Crater, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria, freedmen's bureau, Gettysburg Address, James Johnson, Warrington G. Roberts
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Hiram Lare Among the Unknown
Fredericksburg National Cemetery has the largest number of unidentified soldiers anywhere in the National Cemetery System. Last Saturday evening, at one of the tour stops for the cemetery’s annual Memorial Day luminaria ceremony, I had the privilege of talking about … Continue reading
Glimpses of the Fredericksburg Luminaria
We are pleased today to welcome back guest photographer Joe Lafleur, who shares with us a few glimpses of the annual Memorial Day luminaria at Fredericksburg National Cemetery, held Saturday, May 27, 2017.
Posted in Civil War Events, Photography
Tagged Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Joe Lafleur, Luminaria
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Bivouacs of the Dead
When touring battlefields on my own or leading a group, I always try and stop by the cemeteries that are there – both to meet the men but also to reflect on the events. I try to do this whether … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Lincoln, Memory, Mexican War, Monuments, Ties to the War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Belgium, Bivouac of the Dead, Burma, cemeteries, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg Address, In Flanders Fields, India, John McCrae, Kohima, Mexican War, Mexican-American War, National cemeteries, The Bivouac of the Dead, Theodore O'Hara, World War I, World War II
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Snow Along the Sunken Road
A snowy day at Fredericksburg National Battlefield offers some beautiful scenery. Continue reading
Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part two)
part two of five In Washington, D.C., I could go almost anywhere without too many problems with racism. However, whenever we were going south to Fredericksburg, my brothers and sisters and I were told to be on our best behavior. … Continue reading
Posted in Slavery
Tagged 23rd USCT, Carl's Ice Cream, Chancellorsville battlefield, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Hashmel Turner, John Washington, Marye's Heights, race, racism, segregation, Shiloh Baptist Church New Site, Shiloh Old Site, Steward Henderson, Steward-Henderson-Fredericksburg-Series, Trail to Freedom
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Bivouac of the Dead
“BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD” By Theodore O’Hara The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat The soldier’s last tattoo; No more on life’s parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On Fame’s eternal camping-ground Their silent tents are spread, And … Continue reading
Honoring Heroes
This past Saturday I closed out my work detail—I hate using the word “work” to describe an opportunity to spend a few weeks being a ranger at a national military park–but I digress. However, my last day coincided with assisting … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Civil War, Memory, National Park Service
Tagged American Civil War, Casualties of the Civil War, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria, Memorial Day, National Park Service
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Searching for Frank Krug (part one)
Today, we’re pleased to offer the first of a two-part guest post by Tom Schobert. Tom is the president of the Buffalo (NY) Civil War Roundtable. A retired healthcare administrator, Tom is life-long student of the Civl War and has been a reenactor for … Continue reading
Fredericksburg Luminaria 2013
Thanks to the help of hundreds of volunteers, Fredericksburg National Cemetery once again hosted its annual Memorial Day Luminaria commemoration on Saturday night. More than 15,000 soldiers are buried in the cemetery, although only about twenty percent of them are … Continue reading
