Kamis, 31 Agustus 2017

Crossing Over the Rappahannock River

Two Union officers discover bridging the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg is even more difficult while dodging bullets. “We arrived about 3 o’clock on the morning of the 11th of December, unloaded the bridge material, and proceeded to lay the bridge. All went quietly until we got within about 80 feet of the dock in Fredericksburg, …

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