144th Anniversary of the Battle of Fredricksburg – Dec. 9th & 10th
In late 1862 during the second year of the Civil War, the ineffective and indecisive Union General, George B. McClellan, was replaced by President Lincoln with General Burnside. A month later, and after being pushed by Lincoln, Burside developed an offensive plan of attack against General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.
His plan involved staging part of his army of 120,000 men to a visible site so that the Confererate army could follow their movements. Then, after signaling his intentions, he planned on rapidly moving his forces in front of the Confederate troops.
After a series of errors, miscommunications and significant delays …read more
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