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Site Name Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Street Address 120 Chatham Lane City / State / Zip Fredericksburg VA, 22405 Phone number 540-372-3031 Web Page www.nps.gov/frsp   Admission Fee Free, nominal fee to view films. Hours Park and visitor centers open 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. in the off-season, and 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. in the summer. The "Stonewall" Jackson Shrine is open 9:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M. seven days a week in the summer, Friday through Tuesday in the spring and fall, and Sa Visitor services Public rest rooms, information, handicapped access, gift shop, museum, summer tours; trails. Regular Events Memorial Day, commemorative program; Sunday closest to December 13, Fredericksburg Battle Commemoration; "Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria" 8:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M., the Saturday prior to Memorial Day     Directions From I-95 take exit 130 A east on Route 3 for 2 miles; turn left on Lafayette Boulevard and continue 0.4 mile to the visitor center on the left.	Click to enlarge
Site Description
Portions of four major Civil War battlefields (Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House), and four major historic structures (Chatham, Salem Church, Ellwood, and the "Stonewall" Jackson Shrine) comprise the park. The four battlefields witnessed the death, wounding, or capture of more than one hundred thousand men over two years. It is the bloodiest ground in North America. The battles here reflect a continuum of war - the ebb and flow of a nation at war with itself - and the changing nature of human experience (both civilian and military) during the four years of combat. The battles offer important insights into the minds and methods of great leaders, men like Lee, Jackson, and Grant. The battlefields reflect the changing nature of battlefield tactics as they evolved from open field fighting to trench warfare. These changes had major implications for the soldiers' experience in battle, which changed dramtically between 1862 and 1864. Highlights of the park include Fredericksburg's formidable stone wall, Spotsylvania's infamous "Bloody Angle," and the house where "Stonewall" Jackson died.

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