Fredericksburg
Burnside's devastating defeat
Fredericksburg is a city in Virginia, site of a major Civil War battle in December 1862 where Confederate forces repelled a Union assault with devastating casualties.
The name also belongs to a city in central Texas known for German heritage and Hill Country tourism.
Both were named for members of European royalty—the Virginia city for a British prince, the Texas city for a Prussian one.
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- JacksonCommon surname and place
- HookerEnglish-origin family name
- Meade1863 battlefield commander
- UnionNamed political entity
Confederacy · Spotsylvania · Chancellorsville · casualties · artillery · pontoons · crossing · siege
Of occupied territories
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
architecture · Georgian · Victorian · plantation · cobblestone · tavern · apothecary · courthouse
People who come temporarily
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- guidebookReference for travelers
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
hospitality · walking tours · antiques · boutiques · wineries · breweries · restaurants · trolley
Lee
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Union · Confederacy · Spotsylvania · Chancellorsville · casualties · artillery · pontoons · crossing · siege · reenactment
colonial
Of occupied territories
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
landmark · architecture · Georgian · Victorian · plantation · cobblestone · tavern · apothecary · courthouse · church
visitors
People who come temporarily
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- guidebookReference for travelers
accommodation · hospitality · walking tours · antiques · boutiques · wineries · breweries · restaurants · trolley · riverfront
Belmont
New York racecourse
- StaffordEnglish county town
- SpotsylvaniaVirginia county, major battleground
- QuanticoFederal law enforcement academy
- Virginia PlacesRichmond, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Arlington, Alexandria
- Virginia TownsKilmarnock, Irvington, Port Royal, Falmouth, Lancaster
- TexasAlamo, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio
- "-burg" citiesPittsburgh, Hamburg, Salzburg, Johannesburg, Strasbourg
- American BattlesGettysburg, Antietam, Bunker Hill, Yorktown, Lexington
- BattlesAntietam, Leipzig, Gettysburg, Waterloo, Bunker Hill
FredericksburgGettysburg
Pennsylvania battle site
Appomattox · Vicksburg · Antietam · Atlanta · Chattanooga
FredericksburgChancellorsville
1863 Virginia battlefield
D-Day · Inchon · Austerlitz · Six-Day War · Operation Desert Storm