Little Falls
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flyingmoose
N 38° 16.301 W 077° 25.269
18S E 288201 N 4238731
Located on the eastbound side of Route 3.
Waymark Code: WM17QPM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2023
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On 11 December 1862, Union engineers began the construction of pontoon bridges here so the army could cross the Rappahannock River to Fredericksburg. They began in the morning, hidden by fog. Soon the fog lifted, however, and Confederate sharpshooters drove them off. A heavy Union artillery barrage and an amphibious assault finally secured the crossing and the engineers completed the bridges. Two days later, Brig. Gen. William B. Franklin’s Left Grand Division, including divisions led by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade and Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, crossed over the bridges when the Battle of Fredericksburg began. They were defeated by Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s corps.
Marker Title: J 93
Marker Location: Roadside
County or Independent City: Stafford
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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