Downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia! At the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862, the Confederate forces were defending their home soil in Virginia, acting as the "home team" protectors against a Union invasion. This engagement featured the largest concentration of troops on any battlefield in the entire American Civil War—and, indeed, the greatest number of soldiers ever assembled in a single battle in all of U.S. history. Approximately 20,000 more men fought at the 1st Battle of Fredericksb

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