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The event will be a large-scale authentic living history that will include battle demonstrations, camp life, picket duty, skirmishes, lantern/torch tours, and notorious hospital scenarios. Should be about 100-150 reenactors. Maybe more!

Experience the lives of soldiers and civilians during the Civil War at Fairview on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The living history camps will include a US artillery camp, Confederate infantry camp, and a civilian refugee setup. Our living history partners will be onsite throughout the day to talk, answer questions, and provide insight into the lives of the people who lived and fought here 160 years ago. (parking along Berry-Paxton Drive)

Come show off your ride or spend the day looking at the many entries on display. Dash plaques for for first 100 cars. Trophies for best paint, engine, graphics, interior, Church Pick, Top 50 and a 5 ft tall Best of Show will be awarded at 2:00 pm! Concessions available, 50/50 raffle and Music by DJ Chip Harvey! Contact Roger Williams 540-785-4451 or cell 540-846-5192. Rain Date: May 13, 2023

Join FXBG Jeepers for our inaugural Poker Run to benefit the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank! This event is not limited to Jeeps. It is open to the public and all are welcome to attend - Jeeps, cars, truck, motorcycles, bring them all out to join us for this fun event!

Learn about the Battle of Chancellorsville and get some orientation to anniversary programs with park staff at Fairview. Visit the family tent for children’s activities, to pick up Junior Ranger programs, and more! (drop in any time between 10 am and 5 pm, wheelchair accessible)

Join us for our Spring Fling! Shop local artisans and crafters!

What did soldiers wear, carry, eat, and think? How did the Confederates cope with supply shortages? What was the Union Army’s “Flying Column” concept? Find out from those portraying the troops from both sides. Presented in partnership with living historians of the Liberty Rifles. (45 minutes, stationary)

Hundreds of thousands of horses and mules drove the war efforts in both armies. Learn more about the many functions of horses and how equine animals integrated into the armies by seeing them in action. Presented in partnership with living historians of First Section. (45 minutes, stationary)

This program will view the battle through the eyes of local civilians and enslaved people caught up in the fighting around Chancellorsville. Presented in partnership with living historians of the Liberty Rifles. (45 minutes, stationary)

This ranger-led program and focuses on the intense action that took place here on May 3, 1863. This program will include a demonstration of the actions and movements of horse-drawn artillery with 30 horses and full crews of artillerymen. This program will also include a demonstration of an infantry attack. This program will include loud noises and firing demonstrations. Presented in partnership with living historians of the Liberty Rifles and First Section. (

Acoustic duo. Playing original music and your favorites from mixed genres…

What did it take to keep an army horse healthy and fit for service? Find out about the care of military animals by getting up close with them at this interactive program. Warning: you might be put to work! Presented in partnership with living historians of First Section. (45 minutes, stationary)

With the backdrop of the living history encampment, experience the sights and sounds of nightfall on the battlefield. Learn more about how Union and Confederate soldiers coped with the darkness and nights before, during, and after a battle. There will be sounds of gunfire and other experiential components in this program. (1 hour, stationary, outdoors, visitors are welcome to bring a chair or blanket)