The community gathered at the Our Fallen Heroes Memorial downtown.
PHOTOS: Fredericksburg Area Veterans Council holds Memorial Day ceremony
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Photo gallery: Remembering the fallen at Fredericksburg National Cemetery
See photos from Saturday’s luminaria lighting in Fredericksburg.
VIDEO: The story of one Civil War soldier buried at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
Hiram Lare died in the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse.
PHOTOS: Lighting the Luminary candles
After spending the morning setting up the bags and candles, Scouts and volunteers began early Saturday evening lighting each candle at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery.
PHOTOS: Remembering those who served at Oak Hill Cemetery in the City
Fredericksburg VFW Post 3103, Post Auxilary and guests placed flags at the graves of veterans.
PHOTOS: Preparing for the Luminaria at the National Cemetery
Volunteers were out early Saturday morning placing the bags and sand and candles.
Luminaria Saturday night at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
The cemetery will be open from 8 pm-11 pm.
PHOTOS: Lafayette marker downtown
There’s now a marker in front of the Fredericksburg Area Museum downtown on the visit in 1824 of General Marquis de Lafayette.
WATCH: New marker unveiled highlighting Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Fredericksburg
There’s a new historical marker in downtown Fredericksburg.
WATCH: The Luminaria on Saturday night at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
The annual event takes place this Saturday night from 8-11.
WATCH: 160 years ago–The final Civil War shots in Spotsylvania
Ryan Quint with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylania National Military Park outlines the end of Civil War fighting in the region.
WATCH: 1864–Battlefield strategy changes at Wilderness and Spotsylvania Courthouse
1864 brings prolonged battles in the Civil War.
PHOTOS: A new season of History at Sunset
The Fredericksbug and Spotsylvania National Military Park’s first History at Sunset program this season examined the last battles at Spotsylvania Courthouse.
WATCH: 160 years ago today–Fighting at the Bloody Angle
Frank O’Reilly with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park calls the Bloody Angle in Spotsylvania, “one of the most brutal places on the face of the earth.”
WATCH: The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and the Bloody Angle–Why?
Frank O’Reilly with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park talks about conditions in the country in 1864 and how the Presidential election was influencing the war.
PHOTOS: Telling the Bloody Angle story in Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Frank O’Reilly led a program on the eve of the 160th anniversary of the fighting.
WATCH: Civil War earthworks remain a reminder of the intensity of the conflict
Many of the area battlefields still contain earthworks–man-made defenses used during the Civil War.
WATCH: Historic Salubria opening to the public this Saturday
Historic Germanna operates Salubria.
WATCH: Stafford’s Langely Aerodrome to work closely with county schools
Langley Flight Foundation members Chris and Phil Hornung say conversations have started with Stafford Schools about how the Aerodrome can become part of the curriculum.
A monumental event stirs memories of presidents, preservation efforts past
Sunday’s wreath laying marked the 130th anniversary of the dedication of the current monument to Mary Ball Washington.
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