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Fredericksburg 1862 - Clear the Way (Trade Edition)

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - American Civil & Revolutionary Wars

MSRP old price: $19.95


Product Info

Title
Fredericksburg 1862 - Clear the Way (Trade Edition)
Publisher
Category
Author
Carl Smith
Publish Year
2000
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.5"
NKG Part #
2148161304
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM63

Description

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. In December 1862, General Burnside, newly appointed to command the Army of the Potomac, planned to seize and secure the town of Fredericksburg, and then take the Confederate capital of Richmond. Carl Smith's book details the epic struggle that engulfed the Union side as it crossed the Rappahannock on December 11, encountering stiff opposition from Lee's men.