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Civil War calendar for April 18

Civil War calendar for April 18

Date published: 4/18/2009

By Gwen Woolf

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Battlefield tours, today, 10 a.m.-noon, Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Road, Brandy Station. Tour Kelly's Ford and Stevensburg in a personal-vehicle caravan. Some walking necessary. $10 per person. No reservations required. 540/547-4106.

Monument unveiling, today, 2 p.m., unmarked Barton Street Cemetery, intersection of Barton and George Streets, downtown Fredericksburg, in front of Maury Commons. This monument for the 51 Confederate soldiers buried in 1861-62 is sponsored by Matthew Fontaine Maury Camp 1722, Sons of Confederate Veterans. 540/207-5037; RLPerry11@verizon.net.

"Long Arms: The History of the Rifle Musket," Wednesday, April 22, University of Mary Washington Jepson Alumni Center, 1119 Hanover St., Fredericksburg. Regular monthly dinner meeting of the Fredericksburg Civil War Round Table. Sam Higgenbotham of Orange County will be the speaker. Guests are welcome but reservations required; call 540/361-2105 by noon, Monday, April 20.

Central Virginia Battlefields Trust annual meeting, Saturday, April 25, 7 p.m., Chancellorsville Battlefield. William J. Howell, speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, will be the recipient of the organization's Ralph Happel Award. The late Anne W. Rowe, charter member and founding director, also will be honored. Tours of the battlefield will be provided Saturday and Sunday. For details, call 540/374-0900 or visit cvbt.org.

Civil War Sunday, Sunday, April 26, 1-4 p.m., Hartwood Presbyterian Church, 50 Hartwood Church Road, Stafford. Cavalry and living-history demonstrations, tours of the church and cemetery, music, military activities and unveiling of the Civil War Trails exhibit. 540/752-4671.

"The Emergence of Grant," Sunday, April 26, 2-3:15 p.m., Graffiti House, Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Road, Brandy Station. Richard Deardoff will be the speaker. A tax-deductible donation of $5 is requested. No reservations needed. Light refreshments served. 540/727-7718.

Talk and book signing, Friday, May 8, 7 p.m., Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center auditorium. Author Gordon C. Rhea will speak on the heroism of South Carolina Pvt. Charles Whilden during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Whilden was the subject of Rhea's 2004 book, "Carrying the Flag." Rhea also will answer questions about the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House on the occasion of the two battles' 145th anniversaries and will sign copies of his books. 540/786-0759.

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Date published: 4/18/2009