Touch the Elbow - Blogging the Civil War

It's always the Sunday closest to the 13th of December when the wreath and stand are packed into the trunk and the front end of car is pointed down Rt. 301 in the direction of Fredericksburg. This year that Sunday happened to fall on the 13th, one calendar day and 147 years after the turkey shoot that was the battle of Fredericksburg. "Windshield wipers slappin' time" and at a steady downpour that didn't let up during the hour and forty-five minute drive.