Past is Prologue
Clint Schemmer writes about history, heritage preservation and the American Civil War. On Facebook: Past is Prologue On Twitter: @prologuepast Contact: Email Clint or call 540/374-5424.
2p Sat May 11: Come Celebrate Mary Washington, Mother of George
On Mother’s Day weekend, Fredericksburg will celebrate the first mother of the United States—Mary Ball Washington. She raised George Washington and his five siblings alone, and is the namesake of …more
May 10th, 2013
The Facts on Kaine-Cochran Battlefields Bill
FACT SHEET: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act Background: America’s historic battlefields allow us to experience the epic battles that defined our nation. From the Revolutionary War to the War of …more
May 10th, 2013
Virginia’s Kaine: U.S. Should Keep Working to Save Battlefields
KAINE ANNOUNCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO REAUTHORIZE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM ~ Senator Joins Civil War Trust & Central Virginia Battlefields Trust Representatives at Slaughter Pen ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. …more
May 9th, 2013
Kaine To Make Battlefield Preservation Announcement In Spotsylvania
WASHINGTON, D.C.–On Friday, May 10, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine will join representatives of the Civil War Trust and Central Virginia Battlefields Trust to make an announcement regarding continuing federal support …more
May 8th, 2013
Continental Army Generals Talk on Tap in Fredericksburg in June
At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, Bill Welsch, president of the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond, will address the recently formed American Revolution Round Table of Fredericksburg. Welsch’s topic will …more
May 5th, 2013
NPS Rocks Photo Coverage of Battle of Chancellorsville 150th
The social media team under the National Park Service’s Washington Office has been tearing it up photographically each and every day of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville. …more
May 3rd, 2013
May 3: ‘Stonewall’ Jackson, Just a Regular Guy?
John Hennessy, via Fredericksburg Remembered:These are the first portion of the remarks I gave at the event marking the 150th anniversary of the wounding of Stonewall Jackson. More than 450 people …more
May 2nd, 2013
May 4-5: Battlefield Hospital at Ellwood, ‘The Farm With the Arm’
From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, Friends of Wilderness Battlefield will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville with a special living history program at …more
May 2nd, 2013
5:30p Today: Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge near Spotsylvania Courthouse
If you have a little time free this evening, feel free to drop on by what’s sure to be a fine set of talks by Civil War historians at the …more
May 1st, 2013
Chancellorsville’s Opening Day: ‘We are a Remembering People’
If there us a blogger’s code of ethics, my action now probably violates it. But John Hennessy, chief historian and chief of interpretation at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, …more
