Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! (Civil War America) - Softcover

Rable, George C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807826731 ISBN 13: 9780807826737

Publisher: University North Carolina Pr, 2002

Synopsis

During the battle of Gettysburg, as Union troops along Cemetery Ridge rebuffed Pickett's Charge, they were heard to shout, ""Give them Fredericksburg!"" Their cries reverberated from a clash that, although fought some six months earlier, clearly loomed large in the minds of Civil War soldiers. Fought on December 13, 1862, the battle of Fredericksburg ended in a stunning defeat for the Union. Confederate general Robert E. Lee suffered roughly 5000 casualties but inflicted more than twice that many losses - nearly 13,000 - on his opponent, General Ambrose Burnside. As news of the Union loss travelled north, it spread a wave of public despair that extended all the way to President Lincoln. In the beleaguered Confederacy, the southern victory bolstered flagging hopes, as Lee and his men began to take on an aura of invincibility. George Rable offers an account of the battle of Fredericksburg and places the campaign within its broader political, social and military context. Blending battlefield and home front history, he not only addresses questions of strategy and tactics but also explores material conditions in camp, the rhythms and disruptions of military life, and the enduring effects of the carnage on survivors - both civilian and military - on both sides.

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About the Author

George C. Rable is the Charles G. Summersell Professor of Southern History at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. His previous books include The Confederate Republic: A Revolution against Politics and Civil Wars: Women and the Crisis of Southern Nationalism.

Edition details

• Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807826731
• ISBN 13: 9780807826737
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 688