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The Diary of Private McCarter Historical Markers

A six-stop Civil War Trail following the footsteps of Pvt. William McCarter and the Irish Brigade during the Battle of Fredericksburg, installed in 2026.
 
By Mike McKeown, April 11, 2026
Eyewitness to Battle Marker
1 ► Virginia, Fredericksburg — 1 — Eyewitness To Battle — The Diary of Private McCarter, Part 1 / "Fall in" was the "death-knell" — Battle of Fredericksburg —
2 ► Virginia, Fredericksburg — 2 — Eyewitness To Battle — The Diary of Private McCarter, Part 2 / "Oh, what fearful suspense" — Battle of Fredericksburg —
3 ► Virginia, Fredericksburg — 4 — Eyewitness To Battle — The Diary of Private McCarter, Part 4 / "A fatal road to many a Union soldier" — Battle of Fredericksburg —
4 ► Virginia, Fredericksburg — 5 — Eyewitness To Battle — The Diary of Private McCarter, Part 5 / Into "The Valley of Death" — Battle Of Fredericksburg —
5 ► Virginia, Fredericksburg — 6 — Eyewitness To Battle — The Diary of Private McCarter, Part 6 / "The Rebels poured volley after volley into our faces." — Battle Of Fredericksburg —
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026