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Fredericksburg 1862, Clear the Way by Carl Smith, available from the
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In December 1862, things were still confused for the Union.
Antietam had been a failure for both sides, and although the battle showed
that the Union army could bring the Confederates to bay, it couldn't pin
them in one place long enough to destroy them. McClellan was slow in
pursuing the withdrawing Lee, not acting until October 1862. Still, Lee's
invasion had been stalled and repulsed. In the west, General Grant was
closing on Vicksburg, and the Mississippi was under Union control. Lincoln
appointed General Burnside to command the Army of the Potomac, and it was
the latter who planned to seize and secure the town of Fredericksburg, and
then take the Confederate capital of Richmond. Carl Smith details the epic
struggle that engulfed the Union side as it crossed the Rappahannock on 11
December, encountering stiff opposition from Lee's men.
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Fredericksburg 1862,
Clear the Way
by Carl Smith
In December 1862, things were still confused for the Union.
Antietam had been a failure for both sides, and although the battle showed
that the Union army could bring the Confederates to bay, it couldn't pin
them in one place long enough to destroy them. McClellan was slow in
pursuing the withdrawing Lee, not acting until October 1862. Still, Lee's
invasion had been stalled and repulsed. In the west, General Grant was
closing on Vicksburg, and the Mississippi was under Union control. Lincoln
appointed General Burnside to command the Army of the Potomac, and it was
the latter who planned to seize and secure the town of Fredericksburg, and
then take the Confederate capital of Richmond. Carl Smith details the epic
struggle that engulfed the Union side as it crossed the Rappahannock on 11
December, encountering stiff opposition from Lee's men.
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