Confederate forces under James Longstreet attack the Federal garrison at Suffolk, Virginia, south of the James River.
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For Want of Proper Subsistence and Intelligence
Robert E. Lee deals with shortages in his Confederate army as well as health issues while he tries to determine what the Federals have in store for him in northeastern Virginia.
A New Offensive for a Demoralized Army
Ambrose E. Burnside moves forward with plans to launch another Federal offensive in northern Virginia, despite reservations by his officers and men within the Army of the Potomac.
Fredericksburg: Federal Pontoons Finally Arrive
Ambrose Burnside continues waiting for all his pontoons to arrive, while Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s Confederate corps hurries east from the Shenandoah Valley to reinforce Robert E. Lee’s army outside Fredericksburg.
Fredericksburg: Federals Threaten Bombardment
Federals threaten to bombard Fredericksburg, Virginia, while men of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia hurry to strengthen the town’s defenses.
Fredericksburg: Confederates Take the Heights
One of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate corps begin taking positions on the heights outside Fredericksburg, as Ambrose E. Burnside’s Federal Army of the Potomac assembles across the Rappahannock River at Falmouth.