A line of four cannons placed in front of crescent shaped earthen gun pits.
Fairview, in the Chancellorsville Battlefield, was the location of intense fighting during the Civil War. Buddy Secor

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

National Historic Site · Virginia · National Park Service

Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania, this is America's battleground, where the Civil War roared to its bloody climax. No place more vividly reflects the War's tragic cost in all its forms. A town bombarded and looted. Farms large and small ruined. Refugees by the thousands forced into the countryside. More than 85,000 men wounded; 15,000 killed--most in graves unknown.

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Trails & hiking

Biking · Hiking

Know before you go

Phone
5406933200
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

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Things to do

Highlights: Architecture and Building · African American Heritage · Archeology · Birthplace · Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite · National Cemetery · Enslavement · Farming and Agriculture · Plantations · Great Depression · Medicine · Hospital · Military · Infantry and Militia · Artillery · Cavalry · US Army · Battlefields · Monuments and Memorials · Presidents · Reconstruction · Wars and Conflicts · Civil War · Women's History · Animals · Birds · Fish

Activities & features: Road Biking · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Self-Guided Tours - Auto · Front-Country Hiking · Living History · Reenactments · Historic Weapons Demonstration · Junior Ranger Program · Park Film · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store

Photos

  • Monument in national cemetery illuminated by candles
    NPS Photo
  • A gravel path bordered by a stone wall leading to a small, two story white house.
    NPS Photo
  • Trees with fall colors in front of large brick manor house
    Buddy Secor
  • A cannon in a misty clearing surrounded by sparse trees.
    Buddy Secor
  • A bowl-shaped field surrounded by autumn trees.
    NPS Photo
  • A living historian dressed as a US Civil War soldier speaks with a family outdoors.
    NPS Photo
  • A middle aged couple stand at a visitor center desk and speak with a park service volunteer.
    NPS Photo

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12