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 ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and the Battle of Gettysburg. Throughout the war, the Confederate army was outmanned and outgunned by the Union armies. The ...

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park commemorates battles fought to defend Richmond or advance Confederate ...