The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock

Drawing upon his intimate knowledge of the battlegrounds, the author discusses the unprecedented nature of Fredericksburg's warfare. It saw the first purposeful bombardment of an American city, the first urban street fighting in North America, and the first bridgehead landing under fire in American military history. O'Reilly analyzes the strategy of the commanders, the difficulty in logistics and delay in pontoon bridging, and the political pressure from Lincoln for a victory, which overrode practical considerations.

A traditional battle study that makes for compulsive reading, THE FREDERICKSBURG CAMPAIGN is sure to become a classic.