Civil War Markers at Chatham

Battle of Fredericksburg • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments & Markers • Facts • Armies

Tour Stop Two on the Fredericksburg Battlefield Auto TourIn front of Chatham Manor (the side facing the river) there are two large siege artillery pieces, several Civil War wayside markers and a display of scaled-down reproductions of the pontoon boats that played such a major role in the battle.

Heavy siege guns on the terrace in front of Chatham Manor at Fredericksbur, Virginia

Several wayside markers tell the story of Chatham Manor during the Civil War:

A Bloody Crossing and Pontoon Bridges 
A Changed Landscape 
Beleaguered Town and Bombardment
Between Battles
Picture of Desolation