Welcome to our collection of stories about the Battle of Fredericksburg 150th commemoration, with events from Dec. 7 - 15.  This page will be updated daily as news, information, photographs and video are added to Fredericksburg Patch.

Overview of Sesquicentennial Events

• Visitor Guide to Fredericksburg Battle Sesquicentennial
• Sesquicentennial Events Continue Dec. 11 - 15
• 150th Brings Detours and Street Closures
• Battle of Fredericksburg 150th Weekend Events

Special Exhibits

• Rare Sword Returns to Fredericksburg
• Fredericksburg Battle Art Collection Marks Sesquicentennial
• Virginia HistoryMobile Coming to Fredericksburg

Events

• Civil War Santa Visits Chatham
• Irish Brigade Monument Rededication
• Fredericksburg 150th: Artillery, Bells, Silence Shape Procession
• Famous Units Reunite on Battlefield

In Their Own Words [Videos]

• Video: Members of the 69th Remember Fredericksburg
• Local Historian Leads CNN on Chatham Tour
• Video: Councilman George Solley on the Sesquicentennial

Stories

• Walt Whitman's Life Changed at Chatham

Stories in Other Publications

• The Battle of Fredericksburg at 150 (The Washington Post)
• Civil war returns to Fredericksburg for the 150th anniversary (The Washington Post) VIDEO
• Battle bridge crossing gives crowds a big bang (Examiner.com)
• ‘School Day’ a success for Fredericksburg anniversary event (Examiner.com)
• National Guard observes Civil War battle with rededication (The Saratogian)
• This Week in the Civil War (Huff Post Politics)
• Melville's About-Face (New York Times Blog)

This page was last updated Dec. 30, 2012.

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