BATTLEFIELD BACKSTORY: Just below the historic Sentry Box, the yellow house seen at left, thousands of Union troops crossed the Rappahannock River on pontoons on their way to fight the Battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 11-15, 1862. This neighborhood on Caroline Street was scene of intense fighting. The Sentry Box, once owned by Brigadier General George Weeden of the Continental Army, and the two houses in the middle distance suffered damage during the fighting. (See the Then & Now images on my other Civil War blog here and here.) I shot this photo on a misty spring morning, a much quieter day than any of those long-ago days in December 1862 Most Fredericksburg battlefield visitors head to Marye's Heights, but there's plenty of Civil War history to be seen in the streets of town, too. (Click at upper right to enlarge and click here for all posts on this blog.)
Saturday, March 19, 2016
FREDERICKSBURG: A stroll down Caroline Street
BATTLEFIELD BACKSTORY: Just below the historic Sentry Box, the yellow house seen at left, thousands of Union troops crossed the Rappahannock River on pontoons on their way to fight the Battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 11-15, 1862. This neighborhood on Caroline Street was scene of intense fighting. The Sentry Box, once owned by Brigadier General George Weeden of the Continental Army, and the two houses in the middle distance suffered damage during the fighting. (See the Then & Now images on my other Civil War blog here and here.) I shot this photo on a misty spring morning, a much quieter day than any of those long-ago days in December 1862 Most Fredericksburg battlefield visitors head to Marye's Heights, but there's plenty of Civil War history to be seen in the streets of town, too. (Click at upper right to enlarge and click here for all posts on this blog.)
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