On the Picket Lines at Fredericksburg: A Christmas Story
New for December 2025
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Just a few weeks after the December 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, as the Union and Confederate armies reeled from massive losses, and families dealt with grief during the normally happy Christmas season, a story from the picket lines was published in many Northern newspapers. Here it is.
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