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Union Action at the Poor House

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Peter Glyer

On the day of the Union attack against Marye’s Heights, two batteries of Union artillery supported these attacks from lower Fredericksburg. They were Lieutenant George Dickinson’s Battery E, 4th US Light Artillery and Captain Charles A. Phillips 5th Massachusetts Light … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemeteries, Confederate Artillery, Terrain, Union Artillery | Tagged 5th Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery, American Civil War, Battery E 4th US Artillery, Brick Yard, Confederate Artillery, Fredericksburg, Poor House, Union Artillery | 1 Comment

The Poor House

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Peter Glyer

This post is a continuation of my previous post on the area of lower Fredericksburg (click here). One location of interest in my previous post was the John L. Knight’s Poor House and nearby brick yard. Both the Poor House … Continue reading →

Posted in In the neighborhood, Terrain | Tagged 1793 Academy Plat, American Civil War, Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Gunnery, John L. Knight, Lord Dunmore, Michler Map, National Park Service, Poor House, Revelutionary War, The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad | 2 Comments

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