About those camps...

I went ahead and did this anyway even if you end up omitting it G. Now about the camps. Stafford continues to impress me as being a sleepy little county rich in historical significance. I knew there had been some Civil War activity associated with the immediate area (Battle of Fredericksburg and Bull Run) but i was unaware of Stafford's significance to this important time in American history, especially regarding the Union campsites. When I think about, however, this interesting little factoid should come as no surprise, being that Virginia, and especially this area, was host to a substantial number of the important battles of the war. And given Stafford's relative location to the both opposing capitals, it is then no surprise that this are would be considered a strategic staging ground for the troops during the winter. I also found it a bit funny that Stafford's "population" soared due to the influx of military personel at the campsites. Perhaps this was an early indication that the growing population of today's Stafford would largely be the result of military personel moving into the area.