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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Predicate Object
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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McLaws’s Division → notableEngagement → Marye’s Heights ⓘ
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Fredericksburg battlefield → feature → Marye's Heights ⓘ
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Cobb’s Brigade marker → location → Sunken Road, Fredericksburg ⓘ
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Cobb’s Brigade marker → battlefieldSector → Marye’s Heights sector of Fredericksburg battlefield ⓘ
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Irish Brigade monument → near → Marye’s Heights ⓘ
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Irish Brigade monument → near → Sunken Road at Fredericksburg ⓘ
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Kershaw’s Brigade marker → associatedWithPlace → Marye’s Heights ⓘ
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