Class Year
2017
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
7-19-2016
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
In 1862, the small Virginian town of Fredericksburg found itself between two opposing armies. The Federal Army of the Potomac sat restlessly, eagerly awaiting means with which to cross the Rappahannock River, while elements of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia were called to take defensive positions in and behind Fredericksburg. What ensued was a bloody spectacle that claimed thousands of lives, and tempered the fighting spirit of the armies for the remainder of the Civil War.
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Recommended Citation
Danchik, Jonathan G., "The 'Angel of Marye's Heights' and Civil War Memory" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 203.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/203
Comments
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