Culpeper Battlefields State Park won’t open for a little while, but that’s not stopping its advocates from sprucing up some of its historic sites. Four entities recently collaborated to update and add wayside markers on Culpeper County’s Cedar Mountain battlefield, where Confederate troops ended the Union’s attempt to seize Gordonsville’s strategic railroad junction in 1862.
By CLINT SCHEMMER
Culpeper Star-Exponent
As spring edges into summer, why not enjoy the outdoors by hiking with a historian on Culpeper Countyâs storied, well-preserved Civil War battlefields?
Culpeper hopes people will jump at the chance to tour its Brandy Station battlefield, and enjoy a catered lunch, with two of the nationâs top experts on the 1863 cavalry fight.
The May 15 occasion is the first in Culpeper Tourismâs âHike with a Historianâ series, which will showcase the Culpeper areaâs historic sites. Proceeds from the May 15 tour, guided by historians Clark B. Hall and Chris Army, will help support future interpretive programs.