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The other stone wall?
From Hennessy: It may be the most overlooked of all the features on the Bloody Plain–a forgotten survivor that thousands pass daily without a thought. Union soldiers sought its cover; our own Frank...
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Rare views of the Bloody Plain–Part I
From Hennessy: How ironic is it that the most important battlefield landscape in Virginia that’s been virtually lost is also the one that’s the best documented photographically? I suppose there’s some...
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A Key Landmark Vanishes from the Fredericksburg Battlefield…Too Soon for...
from: Harrison I always savor the irony of the work of a Civil War-era “outsider”—whether a soldier or civilian, a writer, sketch-artist, or photographer—who creates what turns out to be the most...
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Visual evidence of learning–the Fairgrounds by O’Reilly
From John Hennessy: Last May, we did a two-part series on the Fredericksburg Fairgrounds (often called Mercer Square), which consumed much of what we now know as the Bloody Plain. Take a look at those...
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The unconventional (and mysterious) Martha Stevens–a woman on...
From John Hennessy (For part 2 of this post, click here. For a prior post on the possibility of Martha Stevens appearing in a postwar image, click here): The UDC monument to Martha Stephens, at her...
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Martha Stevens redeemed: pariah to heroine–a matter of faith or history?
From John Hennessy (for part 1 of this post, click here): The case of Martha Stephens presents many of the challenges that surround the story of Richard Kirkland, though perhaps in even starker form....
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Some new art–the fairgrounds and swale
From John Hennessy: We have written about our use of new art in our exhibits here and here, and we have discussed at some length the nature of the fairgrounds and the bloody plain in front of the...
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A new piece of original art
From John Hennessy: Here is a portion of our latest piece of original art, developed by Frank O’Reilly and executed by artist Mark Churms. This will be used in the new exhibit we are planning for the...
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Eve of Battle, December 12, 1862
From John Hennessy: Few battles inspired as much abject, freely expressed fear as did Fredericksburg. At night I crossed into the town ….The streets were full of soldiers lounging and smoking about...
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Ruminations at the crossing of the canal ditch
From John Hennessy: I wrote this for the 150th Anniversary observance back in December, as part of the procession that moved from the river through town to the Sunken Road. The procession stopped near...
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A Battle of Fredericksburg Poem Becomes a Song Performed by Bob Dylan, Jerry...
from: Harrison What is the best-known image of the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg? It may be one based on an artwork or artifact highlighting the courage shown by Federal bridge-builders on the...
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“The Little Regiment”: Stephen Crane’s Little-Known Story of Fredericksburg,...
from: Harrison The secondary anniversaries of a battle —the anniversaries of its portrayals and interpretations as well as of its delayed impacts upon people—follow its principal anniversary. This...
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“The Little Regiment”: Stephen Crane’s Little-Known Story of Fredericksburg,...
from: Harrison In Part One of this post, I described Stephen Crane’s Civil War short story, “The Little Regiment,” with an overview of the narrative, its match to the general setting and timeline of...
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A Rarely Seen Panorama of Fredericksburg, and the Pictorial Legacy of Henri...
from: Harrison Note: for magnifications, click the photos and maps below, scroll down to right corner of dark-screen version, then click on “View full size” link. Among the contemporary drawings of the...
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