The long arm of Lee, or, The history of the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia [electronic resource]: with a brief account of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance . oad and the stage route. Low in front, with an ele-vation above the plain of between 40 and 50 feet, withmany indentures sloping towards the river, the ridgegradually rises to a crest, lower in elevation than thatof the Stafford Heights, and then falls towards thesouth and the Massaponax. About one mile from thenorthern limit of the plain, and directly east of Stans-burys and Maryes hills, was the main part of Fred-ericksburg
The long arm of Lee, or, The history of the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia [electronic resource]: with a brief account of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance . oad and the stage route. Low in front, with an ele-vation above the plain of between 40 and 50 feet, withmany indentures sloping towards the river, the ridgegradually rises to a crest, lower in elevation than thatof the Stafford Heights, and then falls towards thesouth and the Massaponax. About one mile from thenorthern limit of the plain, and directly east of Stans-burys and Maryes hills, was the main part of Fred-ericksburg, a town of about 4,500 inhabitants, extend-ing halfway back to the base of the ridge from thesouthern bank of the river. On the north edge of thetown was a mill, to which two branches of a canal flowed,one from the river at the base of Taylors Hill, and onefrom the river immediately opposite Falmouth. Leav-ing the western branch of the canal at a point just infront of Stansburys Hill, a race or ditch ran almostparallel to the river and behind the town into HazelRun. This ditch lay in a depression, the south bankof which also afforded cover for troops. Leaving the. COLOXICL WILLIAM XELSONAitino of Artillery. SkiOXD (mips The Long Arm or Lee 369 center of the town in a direction perpendicular to theriver, the Plank Road to Orange Courthouse, crossingthe mill race, passed over Maryes Hill. The Telegraphroad, leaving the town just below the former, continuedparallel with it until it reached the foot of Maryes Hill,when it followed the base around to its right for half amile to Hazel Run, which it crossed, then ascended LeesHill, whence it took a southeasterly course towardRichmond. At the circular base of Maryes Hill, thisroad, hollowed out by long use, was bounded by stonefenses. The Confederate position was well taken along theridge to the south and west of Fredericksburg, that isfrom Taylors Hill to the Massaponax. Realizing theinequality of the contest which he would b
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