Historic Structures Report, Part II, Historical Data: Old Salem Church
Happel R. 1968. Historic Structures Report, Part II, Historical Data: Old Salem Church. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Old Salem Church, a mid-nineteenth century brick edifice in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, stands some four miles west of Fredericksburg. The American Civil War brought fame to this Baptist meeting house when a battle, part of the Chancellorsville Campaign, raged around it, indeed within the very yard and church itself. The congregation donated the old building to the United States Government in 1961 to be a part of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. This report tracks the history of the building, noting its historic significance and changes since its periods of significance. The report finds that Old Salem, not only well-preserved, is further significant as being a basically unaltered example of its class and time.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Happel, Ralph
- Date of Issue
- 1968-08-10
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FRSP , NER
- Keywords
- battlefield, church, Civil War, restoration, worship
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000428: Salem Church