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Definition of Fredericksburg
1. Noun. A town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River.
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.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: American Civil War, United States Civil War, War Between The States
Geographical relationships: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia
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
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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