Historical place archive

Fredericksburg in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Fredericksburg in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records1 event labels3 people1862–1862

Historical events in Fredericksburg

1862

13 December 1862
Battle of Fredericksburg
Ambrose Everett Burnside · Civil War

Leads the Northern army of 113,000 defended by Jackson with 75,000. Fails to capture Fredericksburg

13 December 1862
Battle of Fredericksburg
James Ewell Brown Stewart · Civil War

Supports Jackson at Fredericksburg

13 December 1862
Battle of Fredericksburg
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson · Civil War

Fredericksburg is defended by Jackson with a southern army of 75,000. Burnside leads a Northern army of 113,000 but fails to capture Fredericksburg

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Fredericksburg. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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