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.

Recovering from the Maryland Campaign -- McClellan moves, but President Lincoln makes a change -- The opposing armies shift to Fredericksburg -- The armies settle in Fredericksburg -- Lee and Burnside prepare for battle -- The infantry fight for Fredericksburg -- The time for battle approaches -- Franklin prepares to attack Lee's right -- Meade breaks through Jackson's front -- Gibbon's division enters the battle -- Stonewall Jackson strikes back -- Birney's Federal Division finally arrives -- Sumner begins attacking the Confederate left -- Hancock's Division attacks the Confederate left -- Howard's Division enters the battle -- Willcox's IX Corps enters the battle -- The V Corps arrives : Griffin storms the heights -- Humphreys' Division goes in -- Humphreys' Division leaves, reinforcements arrive -- Fighting along the center of the line -- The nation takes stock of Fredericksburg.

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