Author: George C. Rable
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807867934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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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 5,000 casualties but inflicted more than twice that many losses--nearly 13,000--on his opponent, General Ambrose Burnside. As news of the Union loss traveled 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 a gripping 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.
Author: John T. Goolrick
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752386207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Reproduction of the original: Historic Frederick Sburg by John T. Goolrick
Author: John Tackett Goolrick
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Category : Fredericksburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Author: John Goolrick
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040844085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
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"Historic Fredericksburg" by John T. Goolrick. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author: Kenneth Hafertepe
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623492726
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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This richly illustrated book tracks the evolution of Fredericksburg architecture and guides readers through the streets of this once-westernmost German settlement in America, pointing out the log, fachwerk, and stone buildings that housed the town’s full-time residents, its weekenders, and the businesses of the nineteenth century. Abundant with details uncovered by Hafertepe in his research, including corrections to construction dates based on newly tapped records, this guide features those buildings visible to visitors from the public streets and sidewalks. The author lists which buildings are open for tours and which ones have been converted to public use such as museums, stores, or restaurants. The buildings of Fredericksburg reflect memories of classic German construction and technique with a gradual transition to American styles, including a few remarkable decades that were neither purely German nor American distinctively but saw the creation of a regional style. This book allows readers to walk down the streets of Fredericksburg and see the layers of Texas history on display: everything from a pioneer log cabin to an art deco courthouse.
Author: Silvanus Jackson Quinn
Publisher:
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Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Author: Tony Kent
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439626510
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Fredericksburg, one of America's most historic cities, sits midpoint between the nation's capital and Richmond. Many visitors come to this city to walk in the footsteps of illustrious Americans, admire their homes, view the battlefields nearby, and enjoy true Southern hospitality. Following a broadcasting career in California and New York, author Tony Kent retired to Fredericksburg where he and 12 others founded the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center, a regional archive for the grass roots history of the city and its four neighboring counties. Many never-before-published images in this volume are from the center's collection.
Author: Historic Fredericksburg Foundation (Fredericksburg, Va.)
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Category : Fredericksburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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Author: John T. (John Tackett) Goolrick
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290895286
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author: Ronald E. Shibley
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Category : Buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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