Union Breakthrough

Historical marker location:

6 Lee Dr, Fredericksburg, Virginia

( Marker is on Lee Drive, on the right when traveling west.)

The Battle of Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.

In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses became the first representative assembly in the Americas. It was the beginning of a tradition of representative government that would later influence the creation of the United States government.