Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
The stone wall along Sunken Road, in Fredericksburg
LocationSpotsylvania County and Fredericksburg counties, U.S.
Nearest cityFredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates38°17′35″N 77°28′09″W / 38.29306°N 77.46917°W / 38.29306; -77.46917
Area8,405 acres (34.01 km2)
EstablishedFebruary 14, 1927
Visitors534,636 (in 2005)
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteFredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Area4,601.1 acres (1,862 ha)
NRHP reference No.66000046
VLR No.111-0147
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated VLRJanuary 16, 1973

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is a unit of the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and elsewhere in Spotsylvania County, commemorating four major battles in the American Civil War: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania.