Battle of Fredricksburg

The house behind the kids is the home of Mary Washington College's president. It overlooks the battlefield. The kids are sitting on the ORIGINAL wall of the battle which we did NOT realize until after the picture the was taken and we saw a sign that the wall was not to be touched. That was a big oops:-(

 Same house with absolutely BEAUTIFUL grounds!!

 Reading a battlefield history sign.

 The little kids enjoyed shuffling through the leaves.

I wish I could have captured the beauty of this Battle of Fredricksburg cemetary but the light was so low I really couldn't capture it. It was the most beautiful cemetery I have ever been too. The story of this battle is horrid with I believe somewhere around 13,ooo perishing. The Confederates were up on the hill and it really was a slaughter for the Union. During this battle "Burnsides" wanted to ride out with his men and in essence let himself get shot because he knew he had made a mistake and his men were slaughtered. Other officers prevailed upon him not to go. More sad stories but I will not relay all here. The Civil War was a necessary but horrid time in our nations history.