Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
| Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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The stone wall along Sunken Road, in Fredericksburg.
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| Location | Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States |
| Nearest city | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38°17′35″N 77°28′09″W / 38.29306°N 77.46917°WCoordinates: 38°17′35″N 77°28′09″W / 38.29306°N 77.46917°W |
| Area | 8,374 acres (33.89 km2) |
| Established | February 14, 1927 |
| Visitors | 534,636 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park |
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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
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| Area | 4,601.1 acres (1,862 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000046 |
| VLR # | 111-0147 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated VLR | January 16, 1973 |
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is a unit of the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and elsewhere in Spotsylvania County, commemorating four major battles in the American Civil War.
The military park encompasses four major Civil War battlefields: Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of the Wilderness, and Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. It also preserves four historic buildings associated with them: Chatham Manor, Salem Church, Ellwood Manor, and the house where Stonewall Jackson died. The ruins of the Chancellor family mansion are included. There are two visitor centers staffed by Park Service rangers, one in Fredericksburg near the foot of Marye's Heights, and another at the Chancellorsville site. Exhibit shelters are staffed on a seasonal basis at Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House. Chatham Manor in Stafford County is open daily. All sites are free.
The park was established as Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park on February 14, 1927, and transferred from the War Department August 10, 1933. The lengthy name remains its official designation—75 letters, the longest name of any unit in the national park system. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. The park includes 8374 acres (33.89 km2), of which 7369 acres (30 km2) are owned by the Federal government. Over 500,000 people visit the battlefield each year.
Fredericksburg National Cemetery was created by act of Congress, in July 1865 after reunification of the states, to honor the Federal soldiers who died in local battles or from disease. The cemetery was placed on Marye's Heights, a Confederate stronghold during the Battle of Fredricksburg. There are a total of 15,243 Civil War interments, of those, only 2,473 were identified.
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