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  2. Battle of Fredericksburg - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.The combat between the Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Gen. Robert E. Lee included futile frontal attacks by the Union army on December 13 against entrenched ...

  3. Nueces massacre - Wikipedia

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    Approximate map of Texas Hill Country. Germans immigrated to Texas as early as 1836. [8] By 1860, the German population in Texas, predominantly first-generation immigrants, reached an approximate level of 20,000 across the entire state. [9] They settled heavily in an area known as the Hill Country. [8] The exact dimensions of Hill Country are ...

  4. File:Map of the battle field of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862 ...

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  5. Texas in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The most notable military battle in Texas during the war happened on September 8, 1863. At the Second Battle of Sabine Pass , a small garrison of 46 Confederates from the mostly-Irish Davis Guards under Lt. Richard W. Dowling , 1st Texas Heavy Artillery, defeated a much larger Union force from New Orleans under Gen. William B. Franklin .

  6. History of Fredericksburg, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Fredericksburg has become attractive to retirees and people looking to relocate to a simpler way of life. [67] Real estate became a prime business as prices rose. [63] [70] The city has become a weekend destination for people in Central Texas, specifically those from Austin and San Antonio. [71] Fredericksburg in the 21st century is in a state ...

  7. Not the Alamo: Fields near San Antonio yield evidence of ...

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    Recent excavations unearthed artifacts presumably from the 1813 Battle of Medina south of San Antonio.

  8. Texas Brigade - Wikipedia

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    By the war's end, the Texas Brigade had fought in all the battles engaged in by the Army of Northern Virginia except Chancellorsville. Battles included the Battle of Seven Pines, Seven Days Battle, Battle of South Mountain, Battle of Sharpsburg, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, and the Battle of the Wilderness.

  9. Bridges: Outgunned, outmanned - hopes of Texas laid ... - AOL

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