Lincoln's Review

During the Civil War, Chatham saw soldiers of both Northern and Southern armies come and go. The presence of Union troops this far south often attracted the attention of officials in Washington, and this vicinity witnessed three reviews between 1862 and 1863. In these fields on May 23, 1862, President Lincoln inspected the command of General Irvin McDowell, which had recently arrived here. Nearby on April 6, 1863, a gala review of the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac took place under the overall command of General Joseph Hooker.

Fredericksburg, Virginia · United States