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General Stonewall Jackson used Moss Neck Manor as his winter headquarters from December 1862 through March 1863. They arrived in mid-December, cold and hungry, but elated by the Confederate victory at Fredericksburg a few days earlier. The general declined an invitation to stay in the mansion, and was quoted as saying that it was too luxurious for a soldier. Tens of thousands of soldiers camped on the rolling hills of the plantation, and they felled many of the estates trees, which they used as firewood and to make log huts. On Christmas Day 1862, General Robert E. Lee accepted an invitation to dine with General Stonewall Jackson at his winter headquarters on the grounds of Moss Neck Plantation. After sharing a meal at the outbuilding Jackson used as an office, General Lee bid his host farewell and headed back to his own headquarters. ~Robert~
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:00:00 +0000

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