Now zipping through the Northern Virginia Civil War Sites.

Got up fairly early, and by 8 we were on our way to Fredericksburg, so I could do the Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville National Memorial Park sites-  Got to all of them-  Ellwood Mansion, the Jackson Shrine, the Chancellorsville VC, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Chatham Hall, and the main Fredericksburg VC.  Nice visit, nice scenery.  Also watched a movie about this significant site. 

Then, since I was finished by 1 pm, we hustled on down to Richmond, found a Wal Mart/Lowes to park at, and then I dashed off and hit three of the five sites for the Richmond National Battlefield Park- 2 of the VC's were closed-  so I got to the Tredegear Iron Works, the Chimborazo Museum, which was an excellent story about the old Confederate Hospital there, and then out to Cold Harbor.  Got 4 stamps for the park. 

2 New parks, 241 total now, and 12 stamps for the day. 

Tomorrow, I will run about 30 miles down the road, and visit the five sites for Petersburg- and then stop back in downtown Richmond and get Maggie Walker, since it was closed today-  then we will blast on down to Williamsburg- 

At this rate, we may be in Greenwood by Sept 16 or 17, when the original plan was to be there the 25th.   Rock and Roll- but I'm still getting all the parks-  so its a win-win.