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There was no better vantage point to observe America’s deadliest war than Culpeper County, Virginia. Strategically located between the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers and astride the vital Orange and Alexandria Railroad, the county witnessed the movement of more troops than any locale in America. The Culpeper Civil War 150th Committee invites you to join our journey for the next four years as we strive to tell the stories of the county’s diverse civilian population who faced inconceivable privations, and the courage and perseverance of the Union and Confederate soldiers who marched, camped, fought, and died in Culpeper.
To check out all events in Culpeper, please view our full events calendar.
| Time: |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| Location: |
Museum of Culpeper History |
| Directions: |
803 S. Main St., Culpeper |
| Organized by: |
Museum of Culpeper History |
| Description: |
The Museum of Culpeper History, 803 S. Main St., Culpeper, VA 22701, will open their new exhibit "War Comes to Culpeper" which highlights the events of 1862 including Culpeper's largest battle, the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
Also included will be a special display on Culpeper native and Confederate scout and spy Frank Stringfellow. Highlights of Stringfellows illustrious and colorful military career include spying behind Union lines at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, setting up a line of communication between Confederate sympathizers in the Washington War Department and Richmond which served the Confederacy well though out the war, raiding a Union Picket post in Alexandria, and becoming a master of disguise. Due to his youthful thinness and creativity, he even dressed as a woman and attended a Union ball. He became an Episcopal minister after the war and died at age 73. It is hoped that several of his descendents will be in Culpeper to unveil the new exhibit which will remain in place throughout the Sesquicentennial. |
| Contact Person: |
Lee Langston-Harrison |
| Phone: |
540-829-1749 |
| Email: |
director@culpepermuseum.com |
| Web site: |
www.culpepermuseum.com |
| Time: |
9:00 am to 4:00 pm |
| Location: |
Culpeper County Library Meeting Room |
| Directions: |
271 Southgate Shopping Center
Culpeper, VA |
| Organized by: |
Culpeper County Library |
| Description: |
The Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission and the Library of Virginia are partnering in the Civil War 150 Legacy Project to identify and locate original source materials in Virginia that are related to the Civil War and emancipation. Materials may include letters, memoirs, pension materials, military passes/discharge papers, diaries, hand-drawn maps, and selected memorabilia and other Civil War era manuscripts. Of particular interest to the project are global and pacifist perspectives and the viewpoints of individual African Americans and women. Items must be owned by the individual presenting the materials for digitization.
The Library of Virginia is sending teams of archivists to scan privately-held manuscript material for inclusion on both the Library of Virginia and the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission websites. Our team will be at the Culpeper County Library in the Meeting Room, Saturday, March 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to scan and return your privately-held materials. Locate items within your family collections that document the Civil War and the Civil-War era. Items must be owned by the individual presenting the materials for digitization. Materials that are photocopied are subject to United States copyright law and may not be submitted for digitization. For more information about this important project please check the website http://www.virginiacivilwar.org/legacy/.
Please call the Library's Circulation Desk at (540) 825-8691 to schedule your timeslot for scanning. |
| Contact Person: |
Susan Keller |
| Phone: |
540-825-8691 |
| Email: |
skeller@cclva.org |
| Web site: |
www.cclva.org |
| Time: |
7:30 pm |
| Location: |
Eastern View High School Auditorium |
| Directions: |
16332 Cyclone Way, Culpeper, VA 22701 |
| Organized by: |
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Description: |
7:30 p.m. Multimedia Premiere Performance of Marching Through Culpeper at Eastern View High School, 16332 Cyclone Way, Culpeper, VA 22701 (intermission dessert buffet in the Forum for attendees of the World Premiere Reception .)
Advance show tickets Adults: $18, under age-18: $9. At the door Adults: $20 and under age-18: $10.
No credit cards.
Profits to benefit battlefield preservation. |
| Phone: |
540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Web site: |
www.marchingthroughculpeperonstage.com |
| Time: |
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
| Location: |
Daniel Technology Center |
| Directions: |
18121 Technology Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701 |
| Organized by: |
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Description: |
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. "World Premiere Reception" at the Daniel Technology Center with celebrity guests including Dr. James Robertson and others TBA. This festive event with music, wine, and tantalizing food is an opportunity for people from near and far to gather and celebrate Marching Through Culpeper coming to life on stage.
Price TBA. |
| Phone: |
540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Web site: |
www.marchingthroughculpeperonstage.com |
| Time: |
11:00am - 5:00pm |
| Location: |
Salubria |
| Directions: |
7 miles east of Culpeper, VA on Route 3 in the village of Stevensburg. |
| Organized by: |
The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc. |
| Description: |
Join the Chesapeake Volunteer Guard and Confederate Military Forces reenactors on Saturday, August 4 from 11am to 5pm when they portray military life as Salubria, and the neighboring villages of Stevensburg and Germanna, would have experienced the preparation and aftermath of the Battle of Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862.
Built in 1757, the Georgian manor Salubria is Culpeper County's oldest brick home. While Salubria's owners served in the Confederate army, the buildings and grounds would later act as headquarters for Union generals.
Located 7 miles east of Culpeper, VA on Route 3, the Germanna Highway, Salubria is an unrestored "study property," owned by The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc. In 1853, the Grayson family purchased Salubria, and two sons, Robert O. and John Cooke Grayson, answered the call of the Confederacy. Robert joined the 9th Virginia Cavalry in March, 1862, and later served with Mosby's Rangers, Co. D. John Cooke Grayson served as an assistant surgeon, most likely at the Confederate General Hospital in Farmville, VA.
Admission to the living history demonstration is free; donations to support the historic preservation missions of the Germanna Foundation and the Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield will be gratefully accepted. Admission to the guided tour of Salubria is $10 for adults, $5 for students. The house and grounds will be open from 11 am - 5 pm. |
| Contact Person: |
Kathy Ellis |
| Phone: |
540-937-4519 |
| Web site: |
www.germanna.org/salubria |
| Time: |
7:30 pm |
| Location: |
Eastern View High School |
| Directions: |
16332 Cyclone Way, Culpeper, VA 22701 |
| Organized by: |
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Description: |
Headstrong Constance Armstrong of Culpeper, Virginia - epicenter of the Civil War - struggles to keep her family alive while joining her surrogate brother, Confederate scout Frank Stringfellow, in espionage. But when she takes a wounded Union soldier into her home, their growing attraction pushes her courage to life-changing levels.
Enjoy a second multimedia performance of "Marching Through Culpeper" - a story of love across the battle lines based on the popular historical novel of the same name.
Advance tickets: Adults: $18, under age-18: $9. At the door: Adults: $20 and under age-18: $10. No credit cards.
Profits to benefit battlefield preservation. |
| Phone: |
540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Web site: |
www.marchingthroughculpeperonstage.com |
| Time: |
12:30 pm |
| Location: |
Inn at Kelly's Ford |
| Directions: |
Edwards Shop Rd., Remington, VA 22734-1877 |
| Organized by: |
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Description: |
12:30 p.m. Luncheon with Dr. James Robertson at the Inn at Kelly's Ford. Plan to spend the entire afternoon at the historic and scenic Inn at Kelly's Ford, 16589 Edwards Shop Rd., Remington, VA 22734-1877. See www.innatkellysford.com or call: 540-399-1779. Luncheon activities begin at
12:30 p.m. in the Kelly's Ford Arena with a barbeque buffet. Afterwards esteemed scholar and retired Virginia Tech history professor, Dr. James Robertson, will speak on the conflict between A. P. Hill and Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain. Dr. Robertson will sign his newest book The Untold Civil War. Other activities include a cavalry demonstration, artillery demonstration, and hayride tours of Kelly's Ford, the heaviest-used ford of the Civil War. Silent auction items will be offered for sale to benefit the Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield.
Tickets are $40. For this event, please mail checks to FCMB, PO Box 1853, Culpeper, VA 22701. Or call: 540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Phone: |
540-825-5549 |
| Web site: |
www.friendsofcedarmountain.org |
| Time: |
9:30 am - 11:30 am |
| Location: |
The Depot Visitor Center |
| Directions: |
109 S. Commerce St., Culpeper |
| Organized by: |
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Description: |
Enjoy a Walking Tour of historic downtown Culpeper to include locations in the book and stage production conducted by author, Virginia Morton.
The tours will begin at the Depot Visitor Center, 109 S. Commerce Street, Culpeper, VA 22701.
Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for under age-18. Reservations are recommended.
Email vamorton@comcast.net or call: 540-825-9147. Proceeds to benefit the Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield. www.friendsofcedarmountain.org. |
| Phone: |
540-825-9147 |
| Email: |
vamorton@comcast.net |
| Time: |
2:30pm |
| Location: |
Eastern View High School auditorium |
| Directions: |
16332 Cyclone Way, Culpeper, VA |
| Organized by: |
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Description: |
Headstrong Constance Armstrong of Culpeper, Virginia - epicenter of the Civil War - struggles to keep her family alive while joining her surrogate brother, Confederate scout Frank Stringfellow, in espionage. But when she takes a wounded Union soldier into her home, their growing attraction pushes her courage to life-changing levels.
2:30 p.m. Third multimedia performance of Marching Through Culpeper - a story of love across the battle lines based on the popular historical novel of the same name. Advance tickets: Adults: $18, under age 18: $9. At the door: Adults: $20 and under age 18: $10. No credit cards.
Profits to benefit battlefield preservation. |
| Contact Person: |
540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Web site: |
www.marchingthroughculpeperonstage.com |
| Time: |
8:00 pm |
| Location: |
Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Directions: |
From Culpeper, take Rte. 15 south 5.5 miles. Turn right on Rte. 691/General Winder Rd. |
| Organized by: |
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Description: |
8 p.m. On the Cedar Mountain Battlefield, enjoy this 150th Anniversary Commemoration as historians Frank Walker and Nick Picerno give overviews of the turning tide of the battle at sunset and the plight of the 10th Maine in the wheat field. Following a night artillery demonstration, a candle lighting ceremony will give people the opportunity to honor their ancestors on both sides by name.
Bring lawn chairs, $10 per vehicle parking fee. |
| Phone: |
540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Web site: |
www.friendsofcedarmountain.org |
| Time: |
7:30pm |
| Location: |
Eastern View High School auditorium |
| Directions: |
16332 Cyclone Way, Culpeper, VA |
| Description: |
Headstrong Constance Armstrong of Culpeper, Virginia - epicenter of the Civil War - struggles to keep her family alive while joining her surrogate brother, Confederate scout Frank Stringfellow, in espionage. But when she takes a wounded Union soldier into her home, their growing attraction pushes her courage to life-changing levels.
7:30 p.m. Fourth multimedia performance of Marching Through Culpeper - a story of love across the battle lines based on the popular historical novel of the same name.
Advance tickets: Adults: $18, under age-18: $9. At the door: Adults: $20 and under age-18: $10. No credit cards. Profits to benefit battlefield preservation. |
| Phone: |
540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Web site: |
www.marchingthroughculpeperonstage.com |
| Time: |
7:30 pm |
| Location: |
Eastern View High School |
| Directions: |
16332 Cyclone Way, Culpeper, VA 22701 |
| Organized by: |
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Description: |
Headstrong Constance Armstrong of Culpeper, Virginia - epicenter of the Civil War - struggles to keep her family alive while joining her surrogate brother, Confederate scout Frank Stringfellow, in espionage. But when she takes a wounded Union soldier into her home, their growing attraction pushes her courage to life-changing levels.
7:30 p.m. Fifth multimedia performance of Marching Through Culpeper - a story of love across the battle lines based on the popular historical novel of the same name.
Advance tickets: Adults $18, under age 18: $9. At the door: Adults: $20 and under age 18: $10. No credit cards.
Profits to benefit battlefield preservation. |
| Phone: |
540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Web site: |
marchingthroughculpeperonstage.com |
| Time: |
10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Location: |
Historic Downtown Culpeper |
| Directions: |
803 S. Main Street, Culpeper, VA 22701 |
| Organized by: |
Museum of Culpeper History |
| Description: |
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Living History Walking Tour in downtown Culpeper, VA with first person interpretations by A. P. Hill, Clara Barton, Jeb Stuart and staff, Frank Stringfellow, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, plus the African-American perspective will be presented through songs. |
| Phone: |
540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Web site: |
www.culpepermuseum.com |
| Time: |
2:30 pm |
| Location: |
Eastern View High School |
| Directions: |
16332 Cyclone Way, Culpeper, VA 22701 |
| Organized by: |
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield |
| Description: |
Headstrong Constance Armstrong of Culpeper, Virginia - epicenter of the Civil War - struggles to keep her family alive while joining her surrogate brother, Confederate scout Frank Stringfellow, in espionage. But when she takes a wounded Union soldier into her home, their growing attraction pushes her courage to life-changing levels.
2:30 p.m. Sixth and closing multimedia performance of Marching Through Culpeper - a story of love across the battle lines based on the popular historical novel of the same name.
Advance tickets: Adults: $18, under age 18: $9. At the door: Adults: $20 and under age 18: $10. No credit cards.
Profits to benefit battlefield preservation. |
| Phone: |
540-825-5549 before 8 p.m. |
| Web site: |
www.marchingthroughculpeperonstage.com |
Please check back often, as more Civil War Sesquicentennial events are added in the coming months.
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