Dec. 13 1862 Battle of Fredricksburg

The battle opened south of the city at 8:30 a.m. on December 13 1862. It would be one of Robert E. Lee's greatest defeats and would remind the Union that the South was not to be taken lightly. Gen. Burnside would suffer a stinging defeat that would lead to his eventual replacement. At the end of the days of fighting both sides would realize this was a long evil war that had much fighting left.