The Fredericksburg Campaign: Decision on the Rappahannock

Book Overview

It is well this is so terrible We should grow too fond of it," said General Robert E. Lee as he watched his troops repulse the Union attack at Fredericksburg on 13 December 1863.

This collection of seven original essays by leading Civil War historians reinterprets the bloody Fredericksburg campaign and places it within a broader social and political context. By analyzing the battle's antecedents as well as its aftermath, the contributors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807858951
• ISBN13: 9780807858950
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"