After the Brewery, we walked around the town of Fredericksburg and went into some of the little shops. I of course found the fudge shoppe.
After walking around Fredericksburg, we visited the Fredericksburg Battle Field National Park. At the National Park we did the sunken road walking tour which was very informative. Here is some information about the Battle of Fredericksburg from the nps.gov site:
The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought on December 13, 1862, marked another unsuccessful attempt by the Union army to move south against the Confederate capital at Richmond. This failure stands out among other such setbacks because of the overwhelming nature of the Federal defeat. Here, along the Sunken Road, Robert E. Lee earned his most one-sided military victory. In addition to its strategic significance, the fighting along the Sunken Road left a legacy of steadfast bravery, tragic irony and human compassion involving soldiers, officers and civilians. This guide will lead you six blocks on a 30-minute round trip walk across hallowed ground consecrated more than 120 years ago by the blood of Americans at war against themselves.
We then visited the Fredericksburgy National Cemetery.
The Fredericksburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for over 15,000 United States soldiers. Most of the soldiers died during the Civil War, but there are about 100 20th century soldiers and a couple of spouses. The cemetery was officially closed to further burials in the 1940's. The Union Civil War soldiers buried here include those who died of illness in the camps around Fredericksburg, in the four major battles around Fredericksburg as well the Mine Run and North Anna campaigns. Only about 20% of the soldiers are identified. Confederates who died in the Fredericksburg area were interred in Confederate cemeteries in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania.
Overall it was a great trip. We are looking forward to going back to VA to learn the rest of the Fredericksburg history and to, of course, hang out with Paul, Amy and Jack again.