General Burnside's campaign at Fredericksburg did not go as planned, in part because the battle introduced obstacles his men had never before encountered. General Burnside's troops reach the ...

In this new episode of Kings and Generals’ Civil War series, we cover the Battle of Fredericksburg—one of the bloodiest and ...

In 1863, weeks after the Battle of Fredericksburg ... the original goal. His generals almost to a man loathed him. He had committed their troops in a day-long meat grinder, not changing tactics ...

As most of the 120,000-man Army of the Potomac navigated the Rappahannock River and took the colonial town of Fredericksburg ... Burnside sent Generals Meade and Doubleday south to confront ...

After the disastrous Union campaign at Fredericksburg ... God have mercy on General Lee," he wrote, "for I will have none"—but was vanquished handily at the Battle of Chancellorsville, despite ...

ISBN: 1611211468 Burnside's Disaster at Fredericksburg Part of Savas Beatie ... and basic biographies of the important generals involved. Highlights of the battle chapters include those comprising the ...

In this week's Texas Minute history column, Ken Bridges looks at the life and legacy of Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Grant yesterday and invited him to accompany them on the historical visit to Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and the Wilderness on May 15. The General could not accept the invitation now but ...