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Follow-up to the Battle of Fredericksburg...



Item # 693878

December 20, 1862

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 20, 1862  

* Battle of Fredericksburg aftermath
* General Ambrose E. Burnside


Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are several on the recent battle of Fredericksburg: "From General Burnside's Army" "Rebels on the Plain Opposite Dispersed by Our Batteries" "The Investigating Committee at Work" "The Official Reports of Our Losses" "They Foot Up Less Ethan 9,400" "Rebel Loss at Fredericksburg" & more.
The Battle of Fredericksburg was a major defeat for the Union forces and involved 200,000 combatants, the largest number of any Civil War battle. Losses for the Union forces were over 12,000.
And also: "A Battle in Progress at Corinth" "The Rebel Forrest Engaged with General Dodge" "Purging Our Army of Inefficient Officers" "The Capture of Kinston Confirmed" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

Category: The Civil War