Definition of fredericksburg Fredericksburg

/fɹɛˈdɹɪksbɚg/ - [fredriksberg] - Fred•er•icks•burg

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What does fredericksburg mean?

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fredericksburg - an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee
		Battle of Fredericksburg
		american civil war, united states civil war, war between the states civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
fredericksburg - a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River

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fredericksburg (Noun)
A city in the northern part of the state of Virginia in the United States .

fredericksburg
A city of Spottsylvania Co., Va., on the south bank of the Rappahannock River. On December 10, 1862, Gen. Burnside and the Federal army of the Potomac crossed the small deep river of the Rappahannock. On December 11, Fredericksburg was bombarded by the Federals and destroyed. On the 13th commenced a series of most desperate yet unsuccessful attacks on the Confederate works, defended by Gens. Lee, Jackson, Longstreet, and others. Gen. Hooker crossed the river with reserves, and joined in the conflict in vain. The Federal army recrossed the Rappahannock December 15 and 16. This battle was one of the severest of the war. Fredericksburg was the scene of several bloody battles during the civil war.