At Ease: Presidents at the Battlefields
Historic Presidential Visits to Civil War Battlefields In February, Lincoln and Washington's birthdays are on the calendar and sometimes...
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Feb 4, 20214 min read
At Ease: Fighting for Freedom
Fighting for Freedom Today, we're highlighting some accounts of African American soldiers and civilians with the Union armies in Central...
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Jan 25, 20213 min read
Watch Out for Virginia Mud!
Burnside's Mud March Seriously, who wants to talk about mud in Virginia? Bear with us...and you'll see that history was made and...
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Jan 21, 20213 min read
At Ease: Waiting for Pontoon Bridges
Pontoon Bridges We've chatted about river fords in the past, and today we're highlighting accounts about those moveable bridges. The...
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Jan 7, 20213 min read
At Ease: Of Snowball Skirmishes and Winter Camps
Winter Camps "At Ease" in your winter camp these days? (We are too, though always busy researching and getting ready for the next...
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Dec 17, 20202 min read
At Ease: Making Spirits Bright . . . with some Civil War Music
Civil War Music Sending some bright and cheery music your way with some sounds of the Civil War holiday season tucked in as well. From...
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Dec 3, 20202 min read
At Ease: Food . . . A Truce Maker?
Civil War Foods The holidays are here, and hopefully, you're enjoying some of your favorite foods and treats. Civil War soldiers enjoyed...
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Nov 23, 20203 min read
A Little Autumn History & Lots of Gratitude
Civil War Autumn We're so grateful for your support and interest in battlefield preservation and this is a perfect season to remember and...
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Nov 19, 20203 min read
At Ease: Historic Speeches in Central Virginia
Historic Speeches in Central Virginia November 19. It's the day this message is appearing in your inbox with some extra history from...
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Nov 5, 20204 min read
At Ease: "Build Courage When Courage Seems to Fail"
West Point Graduates & The Civil War " 'Duty, Honor, Country' - those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what...
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Oct 22, 20203 min read
At Ease: Things That Go Bump on the Battlefield
What Was THAT? Crisp air. Fog settling over the fields. A chattering squirrel. A deer crashing in the brush. Or is it something else? The...
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Oct 8, 20204 min read
At Ease: They Went to Bind the Wounds of War
Civil War Nurses And they went, - where did they go? - Ah; where did they not? Show us the battle, - the field, - or the spot Where the...
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Sep 17, 20202 min read
At Ease: Long Hike, Short Hike (or both at a Battlefield)
Hit The Trails! Cooler weather has arrived in Central Virginia these last few weeks which means the autumn colors will be following soon....
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Sep 4, 20202 min read
$223,435 For Civil War Battlefield Preservation at Myer's Hill Near Spotsylvania
Press Release—September 4, 2020 Fredericksburg, Virginia Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT) is pleased to announce that the...
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Sep 3, 20203 min read
At Ease: Don't Smile for the Camera!
Civil War Photographs: Visual Sources Photographs taken during the Civil War period are incredibly helpful for research in so many...
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Aug 27, 20203 min read
At Ease: Civil War Colonels - Leading the Charge!
Eagles and Stars Colonels—commanders of regiments, and frequently taking over brigades out of chain of command necessity—were important...
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Aug 26, 20204 min read
In Their Footsteps: Civil War Soldiers & Central Virginia
Civil War Soldiers Walking the ground of these historic battlefields gives the opportunity to experience the marches or the charges from...
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Aug 20, 20204 min read
At Ease: Saving Lives After the Battle
Saving Lives The battles at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House felled thousands of...
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Aug 13, 20203 min read
At Ease: Heading to Spotsylvania Court House
The Courthouse & The Crossroads The court system of Spotsylvania County started in 1722 and after moving to several locations, finally...
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Aug 6, 20203 min read
At Ease: Shall We go Downtown . . .In Historic Fredericksburg?
A Little City by the River Founded in 1728 and incorporated in 1781, the city of Fredericksburg has a deep history, predating the Civil...
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