Fredericksburg Campaign - Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 17.789 W 077° 28.108
18S E 284134 N 4241593
Marker is in Fredericksburg, Virginia on Sunken Road. The marker was erected by the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
Waymark Code: WM18HR1
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2023
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Fredericksburg Campaign
December 13, 1862. About 100 yards to the south Georgia’s Gen. T.R.R. Cobb fell mortally within sight of his mother’s girlhood home. He died at the roadside dwelling of Mrs. Martha Stevens, who remained all during the battle to aid the Confederate wounded. Though withstanding shot and shell, Mrs. Stevens modest frame house has not survived to the present. Nearby Sgt. Richard Kirkland, a young South Carolinian earned the nickname “Angel of Marye’s Heights” by risking his life to carry water to the wounded Federals in front of the wall.
Name of Battle:
Battle of Fredericksburg
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 12/13/1862
Entrance Fee: Not Listed
Parking: Not Listed
Date of Battle (End): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Post a photo of you in front of a sign or marker posted at the site of the battle (or some other way to indicate you have personally visited the site.
In addition it is encouraged to take a few photos of the surrounding area and interesting features at the site.