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December 13, 1862. Here, on the wood's edge facing the fields of the Lansdowne Valley, Gen. George Pickett's 9,000 men, including soldiers from Fredericksburg, held a vital part of Lee's line. The enemy did not attack Pickett's Division and the me…
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In November 1862, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood constructed this fort a half mile northeast on the Rappahannock River in an effort to prevent Union gunboats from ascending the river toward Fredericksburg. Four rifled guns of Ca…
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December 13, 1862. Here in the Lansdowne Valley Longstreet's right flank joined with "Stonewall" Jackson's left. Confederate infantry was deployed on the valley floor and cannon rimmed the hills behind, forming a deep pocket in the Confederate lin…
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At 1:30 p.m., little more than an hour after Union troops began their assaults on Marye's Heights, Gen. George G. Meade's division penetrated "Stonewall" Jackson's line here at Prospect Hill. Meade's 3,800 Pennsylvanians advanced toward a tongue o…
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General Maxcy Gregg fell mortally wounded near this spot on December 13, 1862. Fiery and uncompromising on the issues of slavery and states' rights, the South Carolina lawyer had been an early and ardent proponent of secession. When war came, Greg…
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The cleared vista to the left offers a framed view of a 30-foot square, 23-foot high pyramid. It marks the left of the Northern penetration into Confederate lines on Dec. 13, 1862. Federal troops under Gen. George Meade took advantage of an unprot…
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Dec. 12 - 13, 1862.
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Battle of FredericksburgDec. 13, 1862———
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Men of Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock's division manned the earthworks which are located just inside this woodline. Hancock's troops confronted two Confederate divisions advancing from the south (from your right front) and east as well as the Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZO_chancellorsville-campaign_Fredericksburg-VA.html
April 10 - May 3, 1863. These Trenches were part of Hooker's original line. On May 2, Couch's II Corps skirmishers, under command of Col. Nelson A. Miles, beat off repeated Confederate attacks launched to draw attention from Jackson's flanking mov…