A hot day's fighting at Fredericksburg

[Chris Pringle]

We got Dave's 10mm ACW into action in a sweltering village hall. I'm surprised the figures didn't melt. AAR with a few photos here:
https://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-hot-days-fighting-at-fredericksburg.html

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Great report

[Westmarcher]

Good report. I've also been to Fredericksburg (three times) and having visited the battlefield, was interested in how you would approach this. Before going, I was only armed with the story of the Marye's Heights part of the battle thanks to a Don Featherstone(?) battle report and the movie, Gods and Generals so it was quite the eye opener to find out that the original plan was for the attack on Marye's Heights to be a feint with the main attack intended on the Union left on the southern part of the battlefield in the Prospect Hill area. Of course, it all went the opposite way.

p.s. Being so close to the likes of Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania and the US Marine museum, I found Fredericksburg a good base for touring the surrounding area, by the way.

[T13A]

Hi Westmarcher

Providing things go to plan I will be in Fredericksburg for a few days next month (coincidentally, also for the third time!), anyway I hadn't thought about the US Marines Museum and was just wondering if it was worth a slight detour on the way back to Washington?

Apologies for the hi-jack.

Cheers Paul

[Westmarcher]

Hi Westmarcher

Providing things go to plan I will be in Fredericksburg for a few days next month (coincidentally, also for the third time!), anyway I hadn't thought about the US Marines Museum and was just wondering if it was worth a slight detour on the way back to Washington?

Apologies for the hi-jack.

Cheers Paul

It's on the way on the I-95, Paul (Triangle/Quantico area). You can even see the Museum from the I-95 (entry is free, by the way). If you are going with the missus, it might interest her to know that my son-in-law and I dropped the ladies off at Potomac Mills, a shopping Outlet, just a tad north of the museum, then doubled back to the museum.

A story: When walking through the Vietnam section, the route channels you through what I vaguely recall may have been the interior of a Chinook. As we entered the front, I started to half sing, half hum Ride of the Valkyries from Apocalypse Now. My son-in-law, getting into the spirit, took the lead and launched himself out the chopper, clearing the ramp at the rear.... crouched down ... took cover behind some sandbags ... and scanned the Vietnamese battlefield with his make believe M-16.

That's when we heard the groans. We were not alone. Three Marines in combat fatigues had mounted their cameras on tripods to film the display and had filmed everything!     

[T13A]

   

Many thanks

Paul

[Westmarcher]

Should have added that of course it's worth a slight detour, especially as it is free so you won't feel the need to commit to a longer visit if your itinerary is tight.   

[Chris Pringle]

Thanks for the kind words, chaps. Nice to see my modest AAR prompting such entertaining reminiscences and useful advice!