Anniversary of the battle of chancellorsille

The Battle of Chancellorsville is celebrating the 145th Anniversary. A commemorative Re-Enactment will be held on May 3 & 4, 2008. This event will be held rain or shine. Did you know that the Battle of Chancellorsville was the biggest mismatch of the Civil War? Yet the smaller confederate army of 60,000 defeated the larger Union force of 130,000 – the biggest army of the war.

There is no on-site parking at the re-enactment site. Please park at the below satellite locations and ride one of our free shuttles to the site:

Riverbend High School – 1201 Spotswood Furnace Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Spotsylvania Towne Centre – 137 Spotsylvania Mall, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

$8 per person, children 12 and under are free. The ticket is good for both days. All of Spotsylvania County Teachers and students will be admitted for free.

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, May 3

9:00 AM	Gates open to the public
10:00 AM -10:45 AM	Opening Ceremony. CWPT/Spotsylvania County
11:00 AM -11:45 AM	Tour of May 1, 1863 battlefield with historian Eric Mink
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM	May 1, 1863: Opening Battle Re-enactment on the actual ground
“19th Century Mourning Practices and Medical Equipment” – Ongoingdisplay and discussion with Georgia Meadows and Kim Waldron
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM	Lecture: “The Aftermath of Battle and Refugee Experience”, with historian John Hennessy
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM	Lecture: “Civil War Photography”, with wetplate photographer Robert Szabo
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM	Honor Ceremony for descendants of combatants and local area civilians
5:00 PM	Closed to the General Public

Sunday, May 4

10:00 AM	Gates open to the public
“19th Century Mourning Practices and Medical Equipment” – Ongoingdisplay and discussion with Georgia Meadows and Kim Waldron
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM	Tactical battle re-enactment
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM	Field hospital immersion. Talk to a surgeon as the wounded are gathered following the battle.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	SACRED HARP SINGING – A joyous celebration of an American tradition. All voices welcome! Sacred Harp singing is a non-denominational community musical event emphasizing participation, not performance. Singers sit facing inward in a hollow square. Each individual is invited to take a turn “leading,” i.e. standing in the center, selecting a song, and beating time with the hand. The singing is not accompanied by harps or any other instrument. The group sings from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844 by B.F. White and E. J. King. The music is printed in “patent notes,” wherein the shape of the note head indicates the syllables FA , SOL , LA , and MI . The repertory includes psalm tunes, fuging tunes, odes and anthems by the first American composers (1770-1810), and also settings of folk songs and revival hymns (1810-1860). The current 1991 Edition contains many songs in these styles by living composers. This style of singing stems from singing schools in the colonial period. Preserved in the rural South, Sacred Harp singing (also called fasola singing or shape-note singing) is making a major resurgence in cities and campuses throughout North America. Sacred Harp Singing was featured in the movie COLD MOUNTAIN.
4:00 PM	Event closes

As a thank you for visiting our area, many Spotsylvania County restaurants & stores will be offering discounts to event ticket holders.

To purchase tickets here are a list of the locations:

Spotsylvania County Visitor Center- Massaponax location
4704 Southpoint Parkway
Fredericksburg, VA 22408 Spotsylvania County Visitor Center- Courthouse location
9102 Courthouse Road
Spotsylvania, VA 22553

Spotsylvania County Parks & Recreation-
Leavells Road location
10910 Leavells Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

Spotsylvania County Treasurer’s Office-

9104 Courthouse Road

Spotsylvania, VA 22553

Spotsylvania Towne Centre-
Guest Services Booth
137 Spotsylvania Mall
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

To purchase your ticket on line there will be a service fee of $1.00 per ticket. Click here for online ticket purchasing.

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145th Anniversary – Battle of Chancellorsville

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