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During the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, a wartime millrace or canal ditch where Kenmore Avenue now runs became a deadly obstacle for Union soldiers advancing against Marye’s Heights. Five feet deep, fifteen feet wide, and filled with frigid water, it could be crossed only on three battered bridges, forcing the Federals to funnel across under Confederate artillery fire. After crossing, they formed in the shelter of a slight bluff and then charged toward the Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights. By the end of the day, more than 1,000 Union soldiers lay dead on the plain, and seven thousand more were wounded or captured.
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Fredericksburg, Virginia · United States
