Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights

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Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights is a key Civil War battlefield site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, known for the devastating Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Fredericksburg.

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instanceOf American Civil War battlefield site
historic site
associatedWithCommander Ambrose E. Burnside
James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee
associatedWithEvent Union frontal assaults against fortified position
repeated failed Union attacks on December 13, 1862
associatedWithMilitaryForce Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
associatedWithUnit Cobb’s Brigade (Confederate)
Irish Brigade (Union)
Kershaw’s Brigade (Confederate)
battleOutcome Confederate defensive victory
category Civil War battlefield in Virginia
tourist attraction in Fredericksburg, Virginia
currentUse preserved battlefield
public historic site
dateOfEvent December 13, 1862
hasInterpretiveFeature interpretive signs
visitor walking trail
wayside exhibits
hasMemorial Cobb’s Brigade marker
Irish Brigade monument
Kershaw’s Brigade marker
hasPart Marye’s Heights
Sunken Road
hasStructure stone wall along the Sunken Road
hasViewpoint overlook of Fredericksburg battlefield
locatedIn Fredericksburg, Virginia
linked to: Fredericksburg

Spotsylvania County, Virginia
United States
Virginia
managedBy National Park Service
nearby City of Fredericksburg historic district
Fredericksburg National Cemetery
notableFor devastating Confederate fire against Union assaults
high Union casualties
stone wall defensive line
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
partOfBattle Confederate right-center at Fredericksburg
preservationStatus federally protected
significantEvent Battle of Fredericksburg
terrainFeature rising ground of Marye’s Heights
sunken roadway depression
timePeriod American Civil War
usedAs Confederate defensive position

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Fredericksburg, Virginia hasHistoricSite Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
subject linked to: Fredericksburg
Battle of Fredericksburg locationDetail Marye's Heights
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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park notableStructure Stone Wall at Marye’s Heights
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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park notableStructure Sunken Road at Fredericksburg
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Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights hasPart Marye’s Heights
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Cobb's Brigade (Confederate) engagement Marye's Heights
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Fredericksburg campaign defensivePosition Marye's Heights
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Battle of Marye's Heights location Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Battle of Marye's Heights defensivePosition Marye's Heights ridge
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Second Battle of Fredericksburg geographicalFeature Marye’s Heights
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