Stonewall's Headquarters

What: Five bedrooms, 2.5 baths in 9,000 square feet on 280 acres.

Where: Rappahannock River Valley, just outside Fredericksburg, Va.

Amenities: Landscaped grounds with old-growth trees; long road approaches house. Original 19th-century floor plan. Covered porches, original tile and wood floors. Other original details include woodwork and plaster moldings. Thirteen fireplaces, library, two parlors, formal dining room. Pool, gardens. Barn, artist studio/guest house, farm manager's four-bedroom home.

Asking Price: $4.9 million

Opening Bid*: $4.5 million

Agent: Alexander Long, Weichert Realtors, 540-371-8700.

Due Diligence: This home was built circa 1853 for James Parke Corbin, a member of an old Virginia landowning family, as a Greek Revival version of a 1740s house the family had owned in another area. The newer home later became the site of Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's Civil War winter headquarters in 1862. Known as Moss Neck Manor, it's a Virginia Historical Landmark and listed on the U.S. Department of Interior's list of National Historic Places. Owner Howard Stahl, a Washington, D.C., attorney, bought the home in 1998 for about $1 million and says he spent more than $2 million on an 18-month restoration of the property. The home, which is an unusual 225 feet long, has an updated kitchen and baths, but everywhere else the rooms have been restored to the Civil War era. Doorknobs used by Confederate troops are still in place, as are elaborate plaster moldings decorating the 12-to-17-foot ceilings. Mr. Stahl says he's planning to move out of state.

For More Information: www.MossNeck.us

Additional Photos

*The opening bid is Weekend Journal's estimate of a reasonable starting point for negotiations to buy the property, based on past sales, prevailing market conditions and interviews with local real-estate experts.

Email your comments to rjeditor@dowjones.com.