The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-28
TIE sATrLEFIELos PARK
anfto Establish One on FrsdsrieAs-
burg and Asiseent 5sttiefsiss

senator Proctor. 0i Vermont. ha- IN
troducrd 10 the nited statr- senate
bill 70 establish the fredericksburg AMI
Adjacent battlehelds Memorial ffrs
The bin provides ior an appropriation oi
500 600 with which t0 begin the wnrk
The following extracts from the bili VII
recall % the minds Of obi soldiers many
localities with which they ~ere terribly
familiar 10 the days Of war
- For the purpose OF preserving nad
suitably marEing the famous bait'thrlds
in Spotsy lvaniA county. Va kn0wn ~
Frrdericksourg. salem Church. thaneti-
lorsvilir. the Wil1erne-- auf Spot-y ivnnia
Courthou@e. all oi them within "a radinr
Of eight miles
The bill declares that the following
roads shall be- deemed approaches tu the
park
First. The Telegraph road IRON tho
National Cemetery gate along the Doe 90
the OLD stone wall 20 the sunken rDad
and the sunken rOad tu the Intersection
[ Il Hanover street and the old Pike ro al f.
thence the old Pike rOai 90 - intefr-r-
tiou with the Plank road, about ane
mile west II fredericksburg.
second The fredericksburg and hJF q
ing Green road from Fredericksburg Co.
opposite the Smithheld mansion AM 90
the nearest point o. the Geld fought over
by General Franklin and General ~ 'us-
wall Jackson GA the l3th OF December,
/ lc62.
Third The Plank road from Ia lnc-
ton with the oil Pike road, about lnr
mils west a fredericksburg. running
through the batIleneids OF salem Chur'h.
/ Chaneeliorsville ahd the Wilderness 90
Parkers store. near where Generals
I Wadsworth and jenkins we're killed AUD
7 General L0ngstreet was wOundei.
Fourth bruck road from the old Turn
pike road running along the line oi nr
l nion breastworks; tnence O. Toad r
| Tavern now known ~ Finchviliel On By
/ the sedgewick monument. near bloody
Angle. through the hattlehelfs oi the
[ Wilderness. Todds Tavern and spOt-yl
yania Courthouse 20 spot-y lyania court
house.
Fifth. The fredericksburg and spot
-vlvania Courthouse road. running by
/ the battlefield on al Hill and the lbion
breastworks near SpotsylvAnia Court
house. Each and all OF these descriaei
roads and biz b y sy hall, alter the p '---
age Of this aft. remain open ~ free pub
ne highways. and all public roads Ana
rights Of way now existing through IN
grounds Of the said park, as set iorth a.
the second section of this at, and ap
proacher thereto shall be continued A.
such.
The park IL 70 b. under the control oi
the secretary of war and eommission'
consisting 0f two veterans oi the Army
of the Potomac and one veteran Of he
! Army Of Northern Virginia. 10 IN pro
yided that the secretary Of war may enier
into agreements with the present r. ~.
dents upon the land within the terri ory
to be converted into park TO reside On
and cultivate their present holdings up
on the condition that they will prestryt
the present buildings and roadS, the
breastworks Of the coBtendibg afmies
and the present outlines OF deid and Tor
ret. ana that they viii only cut tFees
and anderb-ush under such terms a. the
secretary OF war may prescribe, ami thai
they will assist in caring for and pro
tecting all tablets, monuments OF other
such artificial works.