FREDERICKSBURG (Part the First)

In which we look at Abraham Lincoln’s need for a military victory before the end of 1862 in order to sustain emancipation as a war aim, and how that led to Burnside’s winter offensive and the Battle of Fredericksburg (Virginia).

Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of Fredericksburg: We Cannot Escape History” by James K. Bryant II.

• Listen to Episode 228: FredericksburgPartFirst