Faces of Union Soldiers at Fredericksburg (Joseph Stahl, Matthew Borders - LH) weapon by Harold Holzer

by Harold Holzer

the American Civil War

after more than thirty years of extensive research

he records all that is happening before him

Faces of Union Soldiers at Fredericksburg (Joseph Stahl, Matthew Borders - LH) weapon by Harold Holzerby Matthew Borders & Joseph Stahl Look into the eyes of these soldiers and see the faces of those who dared to stare into the face of Death. The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought December 11 15, 1862, is often remembered for the seemingly futile attacks by the Army of the Potomac against dug in Confederates on Marye's Heights. Less well understood is the fighting south of the heights on what has become known as Slaughter Pen Farm. In this work the