Luminaria at Fredericksburg National Cemetery

Fredericksburg National Cemetery was lit Saturday with 15,300 luminaria to honor each soldier buried there.  It was the National Park Service's 18th annual Memorial Day weekend event. 

The hundreds who walked the cemetery at any one time halted in respect as a bugler played "Taps" every 30 minutes from 8 - 11 p.m. Historians posted throughout the cemetery told the stories of the Union soldiers buried there, the majority of whom are unidentified.

Memorial Day commemorations continue Monday with these events.  Click the hyperlink for details.

• 2013 Masonic Memorial March, 10 a.m.

• Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony, 10 a.m.

• Memorial to Our Fallen Heroes Ceremony, 10:45 a.m.

• 23rd Regiment Colored Troops Memorial Day Procession, 11:15 a.m.

• Fredericksburg National Cemetery Annual Memorial Day Ceremony, 12 p.m.

• Honoring War of 1812 Soldiers, 2 p.m.

• United Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial Day Ceremony, 2 p.m.

• An Outdoor Commemoration with the POPS, 6 p.m.

Check the Events Listing for other activities, or add you own to the comments section below.

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