We bought an audio tour CD at the Chancellorsville Visitor Center, which turned out to be our favorite activity so far on the trip. The photo above shows the original foundation of a home belonging to the Chancellor family. We learned on our tour that Chancellorsville was not a town, but an intersection where the Chancellor family lived. The house was constructed in 1816 and was located on the busy Orange Turnpike, where it served as an inn for travelers on occasion. The house and its occupants were in the crossfire of the Union and Confederate armies in May, 1863, in the conflict that has become known as the Battle of Chancellorsville.
On May 3rd, 1863, the house caught on fire during the battle that ensued. The photograph above shows all that was left of the house after burning. Susan Margaret Chancellor, 16 years-old and an occupant at the house, gives her account here.
Confederate trenches dug by General Jackson's men during the Battle at Chancellorsville.The day was cool and rainy, so we didn't spent much time outside. After concluding our tour of Chancellorsville, we got some warm, yummy burritos from Chipotle and took them back to our trailer where we began to pack things up for heading back on the road in the morning.
A human interest photo - the kids swipe the camera and take silly pictures all the time. I've been threatening to put their silliness on the blog -- here ya go!
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