When the Civil War ended, the debris of the recent battles in Spotsylvania County remained a constant reminder of the tragic conflict that had swept over Spotsylvania Court House. Hundreds of Confederate sons lay in crudely marked graves scattered over the nearby battlefields. Local women concerned about these unattended plots formed the Spotsylvania Memorial Association. In 1866 they established a Confederate Cemetery on five acres of land a half mile northeast of the Court House.

Driving around the civil war battlefields of Virginia. The battles of Spotsylvania, Wilderness, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg left thousands dead.

Photographs from Washington DC and the Lincoln Memorial with surrounding area.

Visiting the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Eating good fish and chips and drinking warm beer at the new Fredericksburg Pub, a nice piece of England in the colonies.

A day in Richmond, Virginia. State capital and capital city of the Confederates during the Civil War. Richmond has a fun history and a thriving present. The Capitol Building provides a wealth of history of American Independence and Civil War.

The Battle of Chancellorsvile during the America Civil War killed off or injured some 17500 men. The site is now part of the historic lands around Fredericksburg and Spotslyvania.

Flying British Airways from Heathrow to Dulles, Virginia. Early days in the USA again.