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Military operations in Fredericksburg, VA were a significant part of the Chancellorsville Campaign, but they have been overshadowed by the actions in the wilderness of Spotsylvania County, where Lee and Jackson’s forces overwhelmed the Union army. That spring 1863 struggle in the woods has been the subject of numerous studies, and its geographical setting is a prominent component of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. While the dramatic Confederate victory at Chancellorsville loomed large as the Southern army marched into Pennsylvania, the Union army, confident and still intact, redeemed itself at Gettysburg - ultimately changing the course of the war.

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Join the Dan Sickles Civil War Round Table with historian Erik F. Nelson for a thorough consideration of the physical settings at Fredericksburg, Salem Church, and Banks’ Ford to gain a better understanding of how the Army of the Potomac developed the ability to prevail against Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, long before their victory at Gettysburg.