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evidence: Chatham Manor is the Georgian-style home completed in 1771 by farmer and statesman William Fitzhugh , after about 3 years of construction , on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County , Virginia , opposite Fredericksburg .. Georgian-style. Georgian-style. William Fitzhugh. William Fitzhugh. Rappahannock River. Rappahannock River. Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was for more than a century the center of a large , thriving plantation , and one of the few locations visited both by President George Washington and later President Abraham Lincoln .. plantation. plantation economy. George Washington. George Washington. Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln. Chatham also reflected the new country 's racial tensions .. In January 1805 , Chatham 's slaves overpowered and whipped their overseer and assistants in a minor slave rebellion .. slave rebellion. slave rebellion. An armed posse of white men quickly gathered .. They killed one slave in the attack , and two more died trying to escape capture .. Two other slaves were deported , likely to the Caribbean or Louisiana , and Fitzhugh soon sold the property .. Five decades later , in 1857 , owner Hannah Jones Coalter -LRB- the 77-year-old mother of a disabled daughter named Janet -RRB- , died and attempted to manumit her 93 slaves after making provision both for her daughter and them .. Her relatives sued , claiming that after the Dred Scott decision , slaves were legally incapable of choosing whether to remain enslaved or receive their freedom and enough money to establish themselves in another state .. Dred Scott decision. Dred Scott decision. While local judges thought the executors should free the slaves per Hannah 's intent , a divided Virginia Supreme Court disagreed .. Thus , the executors sold Chatham with its slaves to J. Horace Lacy -LRB- husband of Hannah 's much younger half-sister Betty -RRB- , although soon one slave was allowed to travel to raise money to buy freedom for herself and her small family , and succeeded .. During the American Civil War , the Lacys abandoned Chatham , and ultimately sold it to pay taxes -LRB- including on their other estate , Ellwood Manor -RRB- in 1872 .. Ellwood Manor. Ellwood Manor. Its strategic site overlooking Fredericksburg briefly served as Union headquarters , and later as the major Union hospital during battles for control of the strategic Virginia city and Spotsylvania county en route to the Confederate capital .. Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Spotsylvania county. Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Due to wartime use and disuse , Chatham fell into great disrepair .. Saved from total destruction as the 20th Century began by Virginians who had earned fortunes in the North , Chatham was refurbished and became a showpiece .. Willed to the National Park Service in 1975 , the estate now serves as the headquarters for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park .. Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park