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As the smoke cleared along the Gettysburg battle field on July 3rd, 1863 the remnants of the Pickett, Pettigrew, Trimble charge limped back to their lines. The victorious Union troops did not push forward to take advantage of the just repulsed attack. Instead they stood and shouted "Fredericksburg,Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg " across the valley at the retreating Rebels. The union soldiers felt they had enacted revenge for their fallen brothers seven months before. This web site is about what happened at Fredericksburg in the early part of December 1862. The events that led to the chants of......

"Fredericksburg,Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg "

About the battle of Fredericksburg, the French Historian Comte de Paris , in his "History of the Civil War in America" wrote;

The Army of the Potomac had fought gallantly; it had not lost a single cannon, all attacks

being made by masses of infantry; it had experienced neither disorder nor rout. But the

defeat was complete, and its effects were felt throughout the entire country as keenly as

in the ranks of the army. The little confidence that Burnside had been able to inspire in

his soldiers had vanished, and the respect which everyone entertained for the noble

character of the unfortunate general could not supply its place.

Welcome to the Battle of Fredericksburg Homepage. Although there are some fine Fredericksburg sites already on the web, I hope to add to one of the most under publicized battles of the Civil War. Besides the usual history of the battle I also provided a "quote" page which will contain statements of those whom participated in the battle, giving the reader a better atmosphere of what took place. I will be updating my site constantly and welcome all suggestions.

"The Battle of Fredericksburg" is divided into these sections:

Burnside takes over Days before Day of battle

Burnside changes plans Dec.11th Attack on Jackson

Lee follows Dec. 12th Attack on Longstreet

Burnside waits Early Dec. 13th

Days that follow Quotes-what they said

CSA order of battle Union order of battle

USACommanders CSACommanders

Casualties Bibliography Related Links

Awards & Civil War Webrings & Guestbook

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