📜 Two venerable Southern Catalpa trees stand in the yard of Chatham Manor.🔍 These trees witnessed the horrors of the American Civil War and inspired Walt Whitman's service. # Why Go🌳 See historic 'witness trees' from the Civil War, ancient and gnarled.✍️ Connect with Walt Whitman's wartime experiences.🏛️ Explore Chatham Manor, a former plantation and Civil War field hospital, part of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. # Why Avoid⏳ Trees are dying, one is braced for support. # Tips📸 Visit soon to see the historic trees before they're gone. # Hours🕒 Daily, sunrise to sunset.