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Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! (Paperback, New edition)
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Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Civil War America
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During the battle of Gettysburg, as Union troops along Cemetery
Ridge rebuffed Pickett's Charge, they were heard to shout, ""Give
them Fredericksburg!"" Their cries reverberated from a clash that,
although fought some six months earlier, clearly loomed large in
the minds of Civil War soldiers. Fought on December 13, 1862, the
battle of Fredericksburg ended in a stunning defeat for the Union.
Confederate general Robert E. Lee suffered roughly 5,000 casualties
but inflicted more than twice that many losses--nearly 13,000--on
his opponent, General Ambrose Burnside. As news of the Union loss
traveled north, it spread a wave of public despair that extended
all the way to President Lincoln. In the beleaguered Confederacy,
the southern victory bolstered flagging hopes, as Lee and his men
began to take on an aura of invincibility. George Rable offers a
gripping account of the battle of Fredericksburg and places the
campaign within its broader political, social, and military
context. Blending battlefield and home front history, he not only
addresses questions of strategy and tactics but also explores
material conditions in camp, the rhythms and disruptions of
military life, and the enduring effects of the carnage on
survivors--both civilian and military--on both sides.
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