Fredericksburg, VA

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Today we cycled from near Mount Vernon to Fredericksburg.   The ride was suburban to start and became rural.   I had hoped that there would be civil war monuments,  but there were none on our route. 

However, we are staying at a church in Fredericksburg  and the leader gave us a description of the civil war battle in the area.  Right near our lodging is the headquarters of General Burnside, at an estate call Chatham. From the estate  we had a great view of historical Fredericksburg and perspective on the horrific civil war battle. 



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