Cannon at Saunders Field

A lone cannon stands guard on the southern ridge overlooking Saunders Field where fierce fighting occurred on May 5, 1864 during the Battle of the Wilderness. The cannon is located near the Confederate trench line on the corner of route 20 and Hill Ewell Drive.

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Park Day 2013

2013 Park Day was held on April 6 and was a HUGE success!! Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped to spruce up our four area battlefields!!

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Special Tours

FoWB periodically arranges special battlefield tours. Pictured here is Gordon Rhea, noted historian and author, during a 2011 tour at Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield

Living History Events

FoWB sponsors a number of living history events during the season. One event is Taming the Wilderness, an 18th century living history event with hands-on demonstrations of the late 18th and early 19th century building methods and domestic practices.

Volunteer Opportunites

A volunteer interpreter at Ellwood in Union General Gouveneur K. Warren's 5th Corp Headquarters office used during the Battle of the Wilderness.

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