Battle of Chancellorsville • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments & Markers • The Armies
The Chancellorsville Battlefield Auto Tour starts at the Chancellorsville Visitor Center, eight miles west of the Fredericksburg exit 130 (Virginia Route 3) on Interstate 95. The Visitor Center is a good place to to orient yourself to the battlefield using the maps and exhibits and speaking with the knowledgeable rangers before beginning your tour. Plus there are restrooms, drinking water and a picnic area there.
The Auto Tour zigzags around the battlefield to roughly follow the timeline of the battle. Tour stops are marked with a numbered sign. Some stops have just a few markers, while others are the start of extensive walking trails.
tour stops:
Stop 1 – Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center
Stop 2 – Bullock House Site
Stop 3 – Chancellor House Site
Stop 4 – McLaws’ Line
Stop 5 – Lee-Jackson Bivouac
Stop 6 – Catharine Furnace Ruins
Stop 7 – Slocum’s Line
Stop 8 – Jackson’s Flank Attack
Stop 9 – Hazel Grove
Stop 10 – Fairview
monuments not at tour stops:
27th Indiana Infantry Regiment
114th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
154th New York Infantry Regiment
Brigadier General Elisha F. Paxton
An important part of the battle not covered in the Auto Tour is Jackson’s Flank March. This separate route leaves the Auto Tour at Stop 6. You can rejoin the tour at Stop 8.