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Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, 10am – 5pm Ellwood Manor, 36380 Constitution Hwy, Locust Grove 22508 Friends of Wilderness Battlefield is pleased to host a special Living History event to mark the 155th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness on Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5. This will be an interactive weekend marked by the opportunity for …

We are still fine tuning the assignments for Park Day, but here is the current list of assignments and maps/instructions for each task area.   If you are not on the list  or there is no site map document, details will be provided Saturday at check-in.  Please check-in at Ellwood prior to reporting to your work site. Click HERE to …

  Park Day Projects at Two Battlefields in Fredericksburg Area At Civil War parks all across the country, Saturday, April 6, 2019 will be “Park Day.”  On this day, volunteers will participate in numerous service projects with national coordination done by the American Battlefield Trust.  Local efforts focusing on the Wilderness Battlefield and the Chancellorsville Battlefield will be managed by …

Friends of Wilderness Battlefield presents  “Great American Songbook Live” On the heels of rave reviews in New York City, sisters GRACIE & LACY appear one-day-only in the hometown of their ancestors in support of the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield, who preserve the sites and stories where their Lacy Family roots lie. Enjoy powerhouse vocals set to great American musical hits …

Because recent snows and predicted heavy rains this weekend will render the fields normally used for parking at Ellwood unusable, Friends of Wilderness Battlefield, with agreement from the National Park Service, has no choice but to cancel this weekend’s event, Victorian Christmas at Ellwood.  We do this with a heavy heart, knowing a visit with a period Santa at Ellwood has become a …