Battle of Fredericksburg
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 • Syn: Fredericksburg • Regions: Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA • Instance Hypernyms: pitched battle • Part Holonyms: American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States
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