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Yesterday, was the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The struggle between Confederate general Robert E. Lee and Union general Ambrose Burnside (who was generally incompetent) resulted in a large Union defeat with twice as many casualties as the Confederacy suffered.
In the last few days, there have been some interesting articles and post in blogs.
The New York Times Disunion Blog has the following article about the battle and Burnside, Appointment at Fredericksburg, http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/appointment-at-fredericksburg/
On the Mysteries and Conundrums blog, which is hosted by John Hennessey, the Chief Historian for the National Park Service that runs Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House, John had the following post about when the battle and the Civil War changed to a hard war, http://npsfrsp.wordpress.com/2012/1...redericksburg-and-the-changing-nature-of-war/
Further on Mysteries and Conundrums, are the reactions of soldiers on the eve of battle, http://npsfrsp.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/eve-of-battle-december-12-1862/. One comment said that the reaction of the Union soldiers and troops getting ready to land at Normany were very similar.
Also see on Mysteries and Conundums, see John's post about a Different Sort of Aftermath at Sunken Road, http://fredericksburghistory.wordpr...fferent-sort-of-aftermath-at-the-sunken-road/
See John's address on the experience of Fredericksburg’s civilians at St. George’s Episcopal Church, http://fredericksburghistory.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/letting-history-be-complicated/
For those who may also want to hear John's speech instead, please see the following:
Recommended books to read about the battle are George Rable's Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! and the Fredericksburg Campaign: Decision on the Rappahannock, edited by Gary Gallagher, both from the University of North Carolina Press.
In the last few days, there have been some interesting articles and post in blogs.
The New York Times Disunion Blog has the following article about the battle and Burnside, Appointment at Fredericksburg, http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/appointment-at-fredericksburg/
On the Mysteries and Conundrums blog, which is hosted by John Hennessey, the Chief Historian for the National Park Service that runs Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House, John had the following post about when the battle and the Civil War changed to a hard war, http://npsfrsp.wordpress.com/2012/1...redericksburg-and-the-changing-nature-of-war/
Further on Mysteries and Conundrums, are the reactions of soldiers on the eve of battle, http://npsfrsp.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/eve-of-battle-december-12-1862/. One comment said that the reaction of the Union soldiers and troops getting ready to land at Normany were very similar.
Also see on Mysteries and Conundums, see John's post about a Different Sort of Aftermath at Sunken Road, http://fredericksburghistory.wordpr...fferent-sort-of-aftermath-at-the-sunken-road/
See John's address on the experience of Fredericksburg’s civilians at St. George’s Episcopal Church, http://fredericksburghistory.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/letting-history-be-complicated/
For those who may also want to hear John's speech instead, please see the following:
Recommended books to read about the battle are George Rable's Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! and the Fredericksburg Campaign: Decision on the Rappahannock, edited by Gary Gallagher, both from the University of North Carolina Press.
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