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"A chicken could not live on that field
when we open on it." Said Col. E. Porter Alexander to his C
O Gen. Longstreet. The left flank of Robert E. Lee's Army
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used Marye's Heights and the 1,200
foot long Richmond road at the Heights base for a strong
defensive position. It did not hurt that there was a stone
retaining wall along the road.
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View from the Heights
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The
road at the base of the Heights,
which makes it sunken. |
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View
of lane in May 14, 1991
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Pictured lane as seen by an artist.
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Close up of the
house on the sunken lane.
Note the bullet holes.
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View of the sunken
lane from the Union troops' viewpoint; though I am closer than they got.
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The Union troops were helped by the
Angel Of Fredericksburg.
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The right flank of Lee's army held the
area south of the town of Fredericksburg.
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The southern trench line is slowly
disappearing but the field is still almost as clear of trees as it was
then.
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"Jeb" Stuart's horse artillery commander,
Pelham, moved his guns to the right of this spot and fired down the
flank of the attacking Union troops.
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Seven divisions in fourteen charges failed
to break the Rebel lines.
Union losses were around 7,000; the Confederates lost around 1,200 men.
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