Fredericksburg Battlefield tour - Oct 24th 2020

The Fredericksburg Flat Fender Club (FFFC) invites you to our first battlefield jeep tour on October 24th, 2020. The Fredericksburg Virginia area is rich in history. There are four major Civil War battlefields in the area; Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness and Spotsylvania Courthouse. Not to mention George Washington’s boyhood home where legend has it he chopped down a cherry tree, but could not tell a lie about it 

This will be a one day, informal tour where we will meet near one of the battlefields and drive through portions off all four. Start time will probably be 10:30am to allow time for folks to arrive and get unloaded.  We are still planning the route, but expect it will be less than 50 miles. We will stop at a few key locations for photo ops and make a patrol through historic downtown Fredericksburg. If folks would like, we can stop at the world famous Carl’s Ice Cream stand for some cool refreshment.

Due to the current COVID situation, we won’t be able to gather afterwards at a restaurant. But FFFC member Shawn Biggar has graciously offered to host an outdoor gathering afterwards with a cookout, BBQ or Pizza at his home near the Chancellorsville battlefield. He also has room for trailer parking.

There will be more to follow as plans solidify.

There are numerous motels in the area and plenty to see. We hope you will join us and enjoy the day or the weekend.  Please let me know if you would like to come.

Steve

Me too, I'm sure you would enjoy it!  Hopefully we can get a few to come.  Its our first time, so I expect a slow start.

Our 24 October Fredericksburg Flat Fender Club Battlefield tour will be going through some very historic, and perhaps even a little spooky places. We will be meeting at the Chancellorsville battlefield visitor center, which is located at the site of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's wounding. This was a tragic, accidental event that occurred as Jackson was returning to his lines after scouting out the enemy's position. He was wounded by men of Lane's North Carolina brigade, of which my Great Great Grandfather was a member! If you get to the visitor center, you can walk back behind it to a monument that identifies the location.

Part of our tour will take us through The Wilderness battlefield and right past Ellwood Manor. This is the site where Jackson's arm was buried after being amputated at a nearby field hospital. The tale of Jackson's arm is quite a story on its own. Follow the link below to read more about this. 

(https://www.historynet.com/the-mystery-of-stonewall-jacksons-arm.htm)

 -Ron