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Friends of Wilderness Battlefield is pleased to present a Living History Event at Ellwood on Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., detailing what life was like for the common soldier in the Civil War.   Special Presentations:   10:15 AM: FoWB volunteers will lead a walking tour of the grounds around Ellwood. This is a fairly …

Taming the Wilderness, an 18th Century Living History event in its 13th year, is sponsored by Friends of Wilderness Battlefield. The event will be held rain or shine on Sunday, September 29th, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., at Ellwood Manor. Specific Presentations Include: 10:30 AM: Friends of Wilderness Battlefield volunteers will conduct guided walking tours of the Wilderness Crossing Trail. …

*** This event Has Been Sold Out *** You may already know about important battles of the Civil War, and the generals that led the armies, but do you  know enough about the common soldiers who did the actual fighting and dying? That will be the theme of renowned Civil War historian Dr. Peter Carmichael, at a gourmet dinner presentation sponsored …

On Thursday, July 18, at 11am, the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield and descendants of Elizabeth Frances “Phenie” Tapp will hold a brief ceremony to rededicate her grave marker at Oak Hill Cemetery, 1902 Plank Road, in Fredericksburg. After FoWB volunteer Daniel Sheron noticed that her grave marker was in need of repair, FoWB and Phenie’s descendants took immediate steps to make the repair happen. Out …

Saturday, June 15, 2019 Civil War Medicine Living History demonstrations: 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Guided Walking Tour of the Ellwood Grounds (45 minutes): 11:00 AM Special Civil War Medicine and Hospital Presentation: 1:00 P.M. Guided Walking Tour to Wilderness Tavern hospital site: (1 hr. 15 min) 2:30 P.M. <br Sunday, June 16, 2019 Civil War Medicine Living History demonstrations: …