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Day 20 Pontoons
Day 20 Pontoons
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Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Fredericksburg, Va
Date: Feb 21, 2007
Galleries: History
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2007

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Comments: 7
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 After weeks of impatiently waiting both for their supplies to arrive and for the decision on where to enter the town, Union engineers finally began work on the pontoon bridges that they needed to cross the icy, swollen Rappahannock River. Waiting patiently on the river's opposite side, Confederate Brigadier General William Barksdale's Mississippians sniped at the men in blue from the cover of the buildings and other structures in town. As the engineers soon discovered, they could not finish the pontoon bridges under such a constant deadly fire. After a fierce shelling of the town failed to dislodge their southern foes, Union soldiers climbed into several of the pontoons and braved the hail of lead, rowing across the river to drive their antagonists from the area. After the successful crossing and a bloody street battle, Barksdale's Mississippians eventually withdrew. Their tenacity however gave Robert E. Lee's men the time they needed to strengthen their already strong positions making their works beyond the town nearly impregnable.
//www.brotherswar.com/Fredericksburg-11.htm

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 02/24/2007 01:40:39 AM
I love being connected to history thru your photos and write-ups on them. Thanks for doing that. It's very interesting and makes me feel like I'm a tourist there. :)

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 02/22/2007 07:37:25 PM
Interesting and a nice photo
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 02/22/2007 06:42:55 PM
nice history and very good image
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 02/22/2007 04:49:04 PM
I like the composition of the shot, focused on the sign, but including much more to look at. Nicely done.
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 02/21/2007 10:48:41 PM
Very interesting history lesson!
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 02/21/2007 09:45:54 PM
I really like these shots with a little history included. I wish I could see more of the srrounding area.
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 02/21/2007 08:23:24 PM
I like it the path is a nice touch to the shot.
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