{"product_id":"fredericksburg-and-chancellorsville-a-battlefield-guide-paperback-softback-9781496236203","title":"Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville; A Battlefield Guide (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496236203","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFredericksburg and Chancellorsville\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Battlefield Guide\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian K. Burton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496236203\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages, 22 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm, 0.234 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville were separated by four and a half months and ten miles, but Brian K. Burton's \u003ci\u003eFredericksburg and Chancellorsville: A Battlefield Guide\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us how closely tied together the battles were in action and impact. His text and tour—easy to read and easy to follow—allow readers to explore the key spots of each battlefield in their own right, but he also provides a continuity of action between the two battles that allows each battlefield to shed light on the other.\"—Chris Mackowski, editor-in-chief of the blog \u003ci\u003eEmerging Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e and author of numerous books on the Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the winter of 1862 and spring of 1863, the U.S. Army and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia clashed along the Rappahannock River in two major battles. Both demonstrated the height of power for the Confederacy in the Eastern Theater. The Battle of Fredericksburg was a tactically defensive triumph for Lee over the Army of the Potomac. The Battle of Chancellorsville, often described as Lee's masterpiece, was a surprisingly aggressive response to Joseph Hooker's operational flanking maneuver, as Lee sent Thomas J. \"Stonewall\" Jackson on a flanking maneuver of his own, dividing an army that already was substantially smaller than its Union counterpart to deliver a crushing blow at a decisive spot. It was in the latter stages of that blow that Jackson was mortally wounded by his own men. The battles, failed campaigns with high casualty rates for the Union, were a lead-up to the armies' meeting at Gettysburg in July 1863.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCivil War historian Brian K. Burton provides a clear, concise narrative of the battles and offers a stop-by-stop guide through Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Illustrated with numerous maps and filled with stories of the people and tactics of both battles, this indispensable guidebook will direct battlefield visitors and armchair historians through the events of these pivotal campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Road to Fredericksburg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Fredericksburg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverview of the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 11–15, 1862\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 1: Stafford Heights, December 9–10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 2: Downtown Fredericksburg, December 11, 5:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 3: The Richmond Road, 7:30–11:00 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 4: The Slaughter Pen Farm, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4a: Meade's Advance, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4b: Gibbon's Advance, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 5: Prospect Hill, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 6: The Confederate Right, 1:00–3:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 7: Meade's Breakthrough, 1:00–3:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 8: Jackson's Left, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8a: Lane, Pender, and Thomas, 1:00–3:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8b: Latimer's Knoll, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 9: Lee's Hill, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 10: The Federal Route to Marye's Heights, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 11: Marye's Heights, 12:00–6:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11a: The Assaults Near Hanover Street, 12:00–6:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11b: The Assaults Near Prussia and Frederick Streets, 12:00–6:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11c: Confederate Artillery, 12:00–6:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Road to Chancellorsville\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Chancellorsville\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 1: Hooker Steals a March on Lee, April 27–30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverview of May 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 2: The Orange Turnpike, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2a: The Federal Advance, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2b: The Confederate Response, 1:00–5:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 3: The Orange Plank Road-Furnace Road Crossroads, May 1, 8:00 p.m.–May 2, 7:00 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverview of May 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 4: Catharine Furnace, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 5: The Orange Plank Road-Brock Road Intersection, 4:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 6: The Orange Turnpike, 5:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 7: Wilderness Church, 5:30–6:30 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 8: The Orange Turnpike, 6:30–11:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverview of May 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 9: Bullock Road, 6:00–11:00 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 10: Hazel Grove, May 2, 11:00 p.m.–May 3, 10:00 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10a: The Confederates Take Hazel Grove, May 2, 11:00 p.m.–May 3, 7:00 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10b: The Infantry Fight for Fairview, 7:00–10:00 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10c: The Union Artillery at Fairview, 7:00–10:00 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 11: The Log Line, 8:00–10:00 a.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 12: Chancellorsville, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStop 13: Elys Ford Road, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOptional Excursion 1: Salem Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverview of May 4–6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOptional Excursion 2: Guinea Station\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52600265277720,"sku":"9781496236203","price":20.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fredericksburg-and-chancellorsville-a-battlefield-guide-paperback-softback-9781496236203","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}