Fredericksburg Virginia historic Chatham Manor cannon Civil War 4K

Fredericksburg Virginia historic Chatham Manor cannon Civil War 4K. Chatham Manor is the Georgian-style home completed in 1771. On the Rappahannock River in Stafford County Virginia opposite Fredericksburg. It was for more than a century the center of a large thriving plantation with over 100 slaves as labor. The 1 280-acre estate included an orchard mill and a race track. In January 1805 the plantation was the site of a minor slave rebellion. During the American Civil War the site was briefly a Union headquarters but then the major hospital during the horrific Battle of Fredericksburg. The estate now serves as the headquarters for the Fredericksburg Spotsylvania National Military Park. 4K UHD HD video. Don Despain of Rekindle Photo. 025