Finalist, 2018, Reference, Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award

The Maps of Fredericksburg: An Atlas of the Fredericksburg Campaign, Including all Cavalry Operations, September 18, 1862 - January 22, 1863 continues Bradley M. Gottfried’s efforts to study and illustrate the major campaigns of the Civil War’s Eastern Theater. This is his sixth book in the ongoing Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series.

After Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was forced out of Maryland in September 1862, President Abraham Lincoln grew frustrated by Maj. Gen. George McClellan’s failure to vigorously purse the Rebels and replaced him with Ambrose Burnside. The opening stages of what would come to be the Fredericksburg Campaign began in early October when the armies moved south. After several skirmishes, it became clear Burnside would force a crossing at Fredericksburg and drive south. Delays in doing so provided General Lee with time to get his troops into position behind the city.

The initial fighting occurred on December 11 when a single Mississippi Confederate brigade gallantly delayed the Union bridge-building efforts. Once across, Burnside’s army prepared for action. The main battle took place on December 13, a two-pronged attack against Marye’s Heights on the Union right and Prospect Hill at the opposite end of the line. Neither was successful. Burnside contemplated another attempt to flank Lee, but the January weather conspired against him and he was removed from command.

Unlike other treatments of this epic fight, The Maps of Fredericksburg plows new ground by breaking down the entire campaign into twenty-two map sets or “action sections,” enriched with 122 detailed full-page color maps. These cartographic originals bore down to the regimental and battery level, and include the march to and from the battlefield and virtually every significant event in between. At least two—and as many as ten—maps accompany each map set. Keyed to each piece of cartography is a full facing page of detailed text describing the units, personalities, movements, and combat (including quotes from eyewitnesses) depicted on the accompanying map, all of which make the Fredericksburg story come alive.

This presentation allows readers to easily and quickly fine a map and text on virtually any portion of the campaign, from the march south to Fredericksburg to the Mud March in early 1863. Serious students of the battle will appreciate the extensive and authoritative endnotes and complete order of battle. Everyone will want to take the book along on trips to the battlefield. A final bonus is that the maps in this work unlock every other book or article written on this fascinating campaign.

Perfect for the easy chair or for stomping the hallowed ground of Fredericksburg, The Maps of Fredericksburg is a seminal work that belongs on the bookshelf of every serious and casual student of the battle.

• Cover
• Title
• Dedication
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Map Set 1: Recovering from the Maryland Campaign
  • Map Set 1.1: The Army of the Potomac Refits but does not Pursue
  • Map Set 1.2: Lee’s Army Refits
  • Map Set 1.3: McClellan Finally Moves
  • Map Set 1.4: Stuart Begins His Ride Around McClellan
  • Map Set 1.5: Stuart Ends His Ride Around McClellan
• Map Set 2: McClellan Moves, but President Lincoln Makes a Change
  • Map 2.1: McClellan Finally Moves South
  • Map 2.2: Lee Responds to McClellan’s Advance
  • Map 2.3: McClellan is Removed from Command
  • Map 2.4: Burnside Assumes Command of the Army
• Map Set 3: The Opposing Armies Shift to Fredericksburg
  • Map 3.1: Burnside Plans a Campaign
  • Map 3.2: Burnside Prepares for His Move South
  • Map 3.3: Dahlgren Undertakes a Reconnaissance
  • Map 3.4: Burnside Moves South
  • Map 3.5: Burnside Approaches Falmouth
  • Map 3.6: Burnside Approaches Fredericksburg
  • Map 3.7: Both Armies in Motion
  • Map 3.8: The Armies Head for Fredericksburg
  • Map 3.9: Longstreet’s Corps Reaches Fredericksburg
  • Map 3.10: Stonewall Jackson to the Rescue
• Map Set 4: The Armies Settle in at Fredericksburg
  • Map 4.1: The Confederates Prepare for a Fight
  • Map 4.2: The Federal Infrastructure is Prepared
  • Map 4.3: Burnside Weighs His Options
• Map Set 5: Lee and Burnside Prepare for Battle
  • Map 5.1: Burnside Prepares for Battle
  • Map 5.2: Burnside Completes His Battle Plans
  • Map 5.3: The Bridge Building Effort Begins
  • Map 5.4: Barksdale’s Brigade Halts the Building of Bridges
  • Map 5.5: Stalemate on the Federal Right, Success on the Federal Left
• Map Set 6: The Infantry Fight for Fredericksburg
  • Map 6.1: Infantry Breaks the Stalemate on the Federal Right
  • Map 6.2: The 7th Michigan Breaks the Stalemate
  • Map 6.3: The Bridgehead is Expanded
  • Map 6.4: Additional Reinforcements Arrive
  • Map 6.5: Fighting in the Streets
  • Map 6.6: The 20th Massachusetts Goes In
  • Map 6.7: Barksdale Finally Withdraws
  • Map 6.8: The Battlefield
• Map Set 7: The Time for Battle Approaches
  • Map 7.1: The Rest of the Union Army Prepares to Cross
  • Map 7.2: The Union Army Settles in on the West Side of the River
  • Map 7.3: Stonewall Jackson Reunites with Lee’s Army
  • Map 7.4: Burnside Prepares for Battle
  • Map 7.5: The Confederate Army Prepares for Battle
  • Map 7.6: The Armies Complete their Plans for Battle
  • Map 7.7: Final Preparations for Battle
• Map Set 8: Franklin Prepares to Attack Lee’s Right
  • Map 8.1: The Antagonists Finalize their Positions
  • Map 8.2: Franklin Plans his Attack
  • Map 8.3: Reynolds Prepares for Action
  • Map 8.4: Pelham Wreaks Havoc Before Retreating
• Map Set 9: Meade Breaks Through Jackson’s Front
  • Map 9.1: Meade Prepares for Action
  • Map 9.2: Meade Begins His Advance
  • Map 9.3: Meade Reverses Course as the Artillery Returns to Action
  • Map 9.4: Meade Resumes his Attack
  • Map 9.5: Meade’s Men Halt Near the Railroad
  • Map 9.6: The Right Side of Meade’s Division Prepares to Leave the Railroad
  • Map 9.7: Gregg’s Brigade is Defeated
  • Map 9.8: Archer’s Brigade is Defeated
• Map Set 10: Gibbon’s Division Enters the Battle
  • Map 10.1: Meade Attacks Lane’s Brigade as Gibbon Prepares for Action
  • Map 10.2: Gibbon’s Division Finally Advances
  • Map 10.3: Root’s Brigade Takes Up the Fight
• Map Set 11: Stonewall Jackson Strikes Back
  • Map 11.1: The Two Sides Seek Reinforcements
  • Map 11.2: The Confederates Drive the Pennsylvania Reserves from the Right of Their Line
  • Map 11.3: Lane’s Line is Restored; Walker’s Brigade Prepares for the Fight
  • Map 11.4: Walker and Paxton Stabilize the Center of Stonewall Jackson’s line
  • Map 11.5: Other Confederate Units Arrive
  • Map 11.6: Gibbon’s Men are Finally Defeated
• Map Set 12: Birney’s Federal Division Finally Arrives
  • Map 12.1: Gen. Birney Hesitates
  • Map 12.2: Meade is Defeated as Birney’s Division Advances
  • Map 12.3: Atkinson’s Brigade Attacks the Union Line
  • Map 12.4: Atkinson’s Brigade is Finally Stopped
  • Map 12.5: The Battle on the Federal Left Ends
• Map Set 13: Sumner Begins Attacking the Confederate Left
  • Map 13.1: The Combatants Finalize their Plans
  • Map 13.2: Federal Troops Deploy in Fredericksburg
  • Map 13.3: French’s Division Opens the Assault with Kimball’s Brigade
  • Map 13.4: Kimball’s Skirmishers Engage the Enemy
  • Map 13.5: The Remainder of Kimball’s Brigade Prepares for Action
  • Map 13.6: Kimball’s Attack Stalls
  • Map 13.7: Cobb’s Brigade is Reinforced at the Stone Wall
  • Map 13.8: The Rest of French’s Division Moves Out
  • Map 13.9: French’s Attacks Fails
• Map Set 14: Hancock’s Division Attacks the Confederate Left
  • Map 14.1: Federal Artillery Enters the Fight
  • Map 14.2: Couch Prepares Hancock’s Division for Action
  • Map 14.3: Zook’s Prepares his Men for Battle
  • Map 14.4: Zook’s Brigade Attacks Marye’s Heights
  • Map 14.5: Zook’s Brigade Is Defeated as the Irish Brigade Prepares for Action
  • Map 14.6: The Irish Brigade Attacks
  • Map 14.7: The Irish Brigade Is Defeated
  • Map 14.8: Hancock Commits His Last Brigade to Battle
  • Map 14.9: Caldwell’s Brigade Battles the Enemy
  • Map 14.10: Hancock’s Last Brigade is Defeated
• Map Set 15: Howard’s Division Enters the Battle
  • Map Set 15.1: Howard’s Division Approaches the Battlefield
  • Map Set 15.2: Owen’s Brigade Launches its Attack
  • Map Set 15.3: Owen’s Attack Loses Steam as Hall’s Brigade Prepares for Battle
  • Map Set 15.4: Hall’s Brigade is Fed into the Battle
  • Map Set 15.5: Howard’s Last Brigade goes into the Battle
  • Map Set 15.6: The II Corps is Defeated
• Map Set 16: Willcox’s IX Corps Enters the Battle
  • Map Set 16.1: Ferrero’s Brigade Arrives at the Front
  • Map Set 16.2: Ferrero’s Brigade Attacks
  • Map Set 16.3: Sturgis’ Second Brigade Under Nagle Appears
  • Map Set 16.4: Nagle’s Brigade Attacks
  • Map Set 16.5: Sturgis’ Division is Defeated
• Map Set 17: The V Corps Arrives: Griffin Storms the Heights
  • Map Set 17.1: Griffin’s Division Approaches the Field
  • Map Set 17.2: Griffin’s Division Prepares For Battle
  • Map Set 17.3: The Rest of Barnes’ Brigade Attacks
  • Map Set 17.4: Barnes’ Brigade is Defeated
  • Map Set 17.5: Sweitzer’s Brigade Enters the Battle
  • Map Set 17.6: Sweitzer’s Brigade is Stopped; Carroll’s Brigade Begins its Attack
  • Map Set 17.7: Carroll’s Brigade is Defeated as Stockton’s Brigade Prepares for Battle
  • Map Set 17.8: Stockton’s Brigade Begins its Attack
  • Map Set 17.9: Stockton’s Attack Fails
• Map Set 18: Humphreys’ Division Goes In
  • Map Set 18.1: Burnside Commits the Rest of the V Corps to Battle
  • Map Set 18.2: Humphreys’ Division Approaches the Battlefield
  • Map Set 18.3: Confederate Artillery Redeploys, Humphreys’ Division Prepares to Attack
  • Map Set 18.4: Humphreys’ Division Begins Its Attack on the Stone Wall
  • Map Set 18.5: Allabach’s Brigade is Defeated; Tyler’s Brigade Enters the Battle
  • Map Set 18.6: The Attack of Humphreys’ Division Grinds to a Halt
• Map Set 19: Humphreys’ Division Leaves, Reinforcements Arrive
  • Map Set 19.1: Humphreys’ Division Regroups as Other Units Appear
  • Map Set 19.2: Getty’s Division Enters the Battle
  • Map Set 19.3: The Attacks on Marye’s Heights Finally End
• Map Set 20: Fighting Along the Center of the Line
  • Map Set 20.1: Skirmishing along the Railroad
  • Map Set 20.2: The Tar Heels Carry the Day
  • Map 20.3: Stonewall Jackson Plans a Counterattack
• Map Set 21: The Nation Takes Stock of Fredericksburg
  • Map 21.1: Aftermath
  • Map 21.2: A Stunned Army of the Potomac Takes Stock of its Defeat
  • Map 21.3: Burnside’s New Offensive Plan Falters
  • Map 21.4: Burnside Plans a New Offensive
  • Map 21.5: The Offensive Fails
• Epilogue
• Appendix: Orders of Battle
• Endnotes
• Bibliography
• About the Author