Details the Civil War battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and profiles some of the key figures involved in what was a decisive victory for the Confederacy.
George H. Sharpe (c.449) 3RD BRIGADE Brig.Gen. Joseph W. Revere (c.2,123) Staff: 1 5th N.J. – Col. William J. Sewell (c.327) 6th N.J.–Col. Geo. C. Burling (c.274) Brig.Gen. George Sykes (c.5,001) Staff: 3 1ST BRIGADE Lt.Col. Robert.
Simply Murder not only recounts Fredericksburg’s tragic story of slaughter, but includes vital information about the battlefield itself and the insights they’ve learned from years of walking the ground.
Fredericksburg Civil War Sites: April 1861-November 1862
Fredericksburg, a Study in War
No other general on either side of the American Civil War had the opportunity to end the war in a single day that Union General Ambrose Burnside had on December...
15, 1862, John J. Toffey Papers, FRSP; G. T. Stevens, Three Years, 171. 39. Burnside, quoted in R/C 653; Sypher, Pennsylvania Reserves, 411; J. L. Greene, Franklin, 22; OR, 510; Wainwright, Diary of Battle, 141; George E. Jepson, ...
Carl Smith's book details the epic struggle that engulfed the Union side as it crossed the Rappahannock on December 11, encountering stiff opposition from Lee's men.
The building blocks of Civil War armies -- regiments -- are universally short-shrifted in modern literature. This unique series provides readable, meticulously researched and footnoted articles by leading scholars in their field.
Fredericksburg Civil War Sites: December 1862-April 1865
"[The author] uses this key moment in Civil War history to address how soldiers and civilians react to the stress of war ... [The book] explores the human element in battle; the motivations, passions, and emotions of the people who fought ...