Definition of Fredericksburg

1. Noun. A town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River.

Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia

2. Noun. An important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee.

Definition of Fredericksburg

1. Noun. A city in the northern part of the state of Virginia in the United States ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fredericksburg

Frederick II
Frederick Jackson Turner
Frederick James Furnivall
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Loewe
Frederick Moore Vinson
Frederick North
Frederick Sanger
Frederick Soddy
Frederick William
Frederick William I
Frederick William II
Frederick William III
Frederick William IV
Frederick the Great
Fredericksburg
Frederico Garcia Lorca
Fredericton
Frederictonian
Frederictonians
Fredet-Ramstedt operation
Fredrick
Free-Soilism
Free Carrier
Free French
Free Soil Party
Free State
Free World
Free Zone
Freecycle

Literary usage of Fredericksburg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Great South: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian by Edward King (1875)
"fredericksburg is a venerable town, pleasantly situated on the south shore of ... Falmouth, on the north side of the river a little above fredericksburg, ..."

2. The Virginia Handbook by Blair Howard, Mary K. Burnham, Bill Burnham (2005)
"fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County & Stafford County Spotsylvania County and the city of fredericksburg have been entertaining travelers for more than ..."

3. History of the Civil War in America by Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans Paris (1876)
"After having driven the enemy as far as Gordonsville, McClellan had intended to march back upon fredericksburg, either to embark at Aquia Creek with the ..."

4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... of fredericksburg, from the eleventh to the fifteenth, inclusive. Except when posted in the road, at the foot of Marye's Hill, on the fourteenth and ..."

5. The Southern States of North America: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana by Edward King (1875)
"fredericksburg is a venerable town, pleasantly situated on the south shore of ... Falmouth, on the north side of the river a little above fredericksburg, ..."

6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"Gen.,report of tne battle of fredericksburg, Va., Doc. ... 442 Los«, WH, Lieut-Col., report of the battle of fredericksburg, Va.. Doc. 147 noticed, Doc. ..."

7. The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln ...: Together with His State by Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter (1865)
"The advance division, under General Sumner, arrived opposite fredericksburg on the 19th ; but a pontoon train, which had been ordered and was expected to be ..."

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