Brian K. Burton is professor emeritus of management and retired associate vice president for academic affairs at Western Washington University. He is the author of Forward to Richmond: The Virginia Campaign of 1862 (Nebraska, 2026), The Peninsula and Seven Days: A Battlefield Guide (Nebraska, 2007), and Extraordinary Circumstances: The Seven Days Battles.

"The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville were separated by four and a half months and ten miles, but Brian K. Burton's Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville: A Battlefield Guide reminds us how closely tied together the battles were in action and impact. His text and tour—easy to read and easy to follow—allow readers to explore the key spots of each battlefield in their own right, but he also provides a continuity of action between the two battles that allows each battlefield to shed light on the other."—Chris Mackowski, editor-in-chief of the blog Emerging Civil War and author of numerous books on the Civil War

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionHow to Use This GuideThe Road to FredericksburgThe Battle of FredericksburgOverview of the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 11–15, 1862Stop 1: Stafford Heights, December 9–10Stop 2: Downtown Fredericksburg, December 11, 5:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.Stop 3: The Richmond Road, 7:30–11:00 a.m.Stop 4: The Slaughter Pen Farm, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.4a: Meade's Advance, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.4b: Gibbon's Advance, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Stop 5: Prospect Hill, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Stop 6: The Confederate Right, 1:00–3:00 p.m.Stop 7: Meade's Breakthrough, 1:00–3:00 p.m.Stop 8: Jackson's Left, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.8a: Lane, Pender, and Thomas, 1:00–3:00 p.m.8b: Latimer's Knoll, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.Stop 9: Lee's Hill, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Stop 10: The Federal Route to Marye's Heights, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Stop 11: Marye's Heights, 12:00–6:00 p.m.11a: The Assaults Near Hanover Street, 12:00–6:00 p.m.11b: The Assaults Near Prussia and Frederick Streets, 12:00–6:00 p.m.11c: Confederate Artillery, 12:00–6:00 p.m.The Road to ChancellorsvilleThe Battle of ChancellorsvilleStop 1: Hooker Steals a March on Lee, April 27–30Overview of May 1Stop 2: The Orange Turnpike, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.2a: The Federal Advance, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.2b: The Confederate Response, 1:00–5:00 p.m.Stop 3: The Orange Plank Road-Furnace Road Crossroads, May 1, 8:00 p.m.–May 2, 7:00 a.m.Overview of May 2Stop 4: Catharine Furnace, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Stop 5: The Orange Plank Road-Brock Road Intersection, 4:00 p.m.Stop 6: The Orange Turnpike, 5:00 p.m.Stop 7: Wilderness Church, 5:30–6:30 p.m.Stop 8: The Orange Turnpike, 6:30–11:00 p.m.Overview of May 3Stop 9: Bullock Road, 6:00–11:00 a.m.Stop 10: Hazel Grove, May 2, 11:00 p.m.–May 3, 10:00 a.m.10a: The Confederates Take Hazel Grove, May 2, 11:00 p.m.–May 3, 7:00 a.m.10b: The Infantry Fight for Fairview, 7:00–10:00 a.m.10c: The Union Artillery at Fairview, 7:00–10:00 a.m.Stop 11: The Log Line, 8:00–10:00 a.m.Stop 12: Chancellorsville, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Stop 13: Elys Ford Road, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Optional Excursion 1: Salem ChurchOverview of May 4–6Optional Excursion 2: Guinea StationAppendix AAppendix BSourcesFor Further Reading

Brian K. Burton is professor emeritus of management and retired associate vice president for academic affairs at Western Washington University. He is the author of Forward to Richmond: The Virginia Campaign of 1862 (Nebraska, 2026), The Peninsula and Seven Days: A Battlefield Guide (Nebraska, 2007), and Extraordinary Circumstances: The Seven Days Battles.

"The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville were separated by four and a half months and ten miles, but Brian K. Burton's Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville: A Battlefield Guide reminds us how closely tied together the battles were in action and impact. His text and tour—easy to read and easy to follow—allow readers to explore the key spots of each battlefield in their own right, but he also provides a continuity of action between the two battles that allows each battlefield to shed light on the other."—Chris Mackowski, editor-in-chief of the blog Emerging Civil War and author of numerous books on the Civil War

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionHow to Use This GuideThe Road to FredericksburgThe Battle of FredericksburgOverview of the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 11–15, 1862Stop 1: Stafford Heights, December 9–10Stop 2: Downtown Fredericksburg, December 11, 5:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.Stop 3: The Richmond Road, 7:30–11:00 a.m.Stop 4: The Slaughter Pen Farm, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.4a: Meade's Advance, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.4b: Gibbon's Advance, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Stop 5: Prospect Hill, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Stop 6: The Confederate Right, 1:00–3:00 p.m.Stop 7: Meade's Breakthrough, 1:00–3:00 p.m.Stop 8: Jackson's Left, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.8a: Lane, Pender, and Thomas, 1:00–3:00 p.m.8b: Latimer's Knoll, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.Stop 9: Lee's Hill, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Stop 10: The Federal Route to Marye's Heights, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Stop 11: Marye's Heights, 12:00–6:00 p.m.11a: The Assaults Near Hanover Street, 12:00–6:00 p.m.11b: The Assaults Near Prussia and Frederick Streets, 12:00–6:00 p.m.11c: Confederate Artillery, 12:00–6:00 p.m.The Road to ChancellorsvilleThe Battle of ChancellorsvilleStop 1: Hooker Steals a March on Lee, April 27–30Overview of May 1Stop 2: The Orange Turnpike, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.2a: The Federal Advance, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.2b: The Confederate Response, 1:00–5:00 p.m.Stop 3: The Orange Plank Road-Furnace Road Crossroads, May 1, 8:00 p.m.–May 2, 7:00 a.m.Overview of May 2Stop 4: Catharine Furnace, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Stop 5: The Orange Plank Road-Brock Road Intersection, 4:00 p.m.Stop 6: The Orange Turnpike, 5:00 p.m.Stop 7: Wilderness Church, 5:30–6:30 p.m.Stop 8: The Orange Turnpike, 6:30–11:00 p.m.Overview of May 3Stop 9: Bullock Road, 6:00–11:00 a.m.Stop 10: Hazel Grove, May 2, 11:00 p.m.–May 3, 10:00 a.m.10a: The Confederates Take Hazel Grove, May 2, 11:00 p.m.–May 3, 7:00 a.m.10b: The Infantry Fight for Fairview, 7:00–10:00 a.m.10c: The Union Artillery at Fairview, 7:00–10:00 a.m.Stop 11: The Log Line, 8:00–10:00 a.m.Stop 12: Chancellorsville, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Stop 13: Elys Ford Road, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Optional Excursion 1: Salem ChurchOverview of May 4–6Optional Excursion 2: Guinea StationAppendix AAppendix BSourcesFor Further Reading

Brian K. Burton is professor emeritus of management and retired associate vice president for academic affairs at Western Washington University. He is the author of Forward to Richmond: The Virginia Campaign of 1862 (Nebraska, 2026), The Peninsula and Seven Days: A Battlefield Guide (Nebraska, 2007), and Extraordinary Circumstances: The Seven Days Battles.

"The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville were separated by four and a half months and ten miles, but Brian K. Burton's Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville: A Battlefield Guide reminds us how closely tied together the battles were in action and impact. His text and tour—easy to read and easy to follow—allow readers to explore the key spots of each battlefield in their own right, but he also provides a continuity of action between the two battles that allows each battlefield to shed light on the other."—Chris Mackowski, editor-in-chief of the blog Emerging Civil War and author of numerous books on the Civil War

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionHow to Use This GuideThe Road to FredericksburgThe Battle of FredericksburgOverview of the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 11–15, 1862Stop 1: Stafford Heights, December 9–10Stop 2: Downtown Fredericksburg, December 11, 5:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.Stop 3: The Richmond Road, 7:30–11:00 a.m.Stop 4: The Slaughter Pen Farm, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.4a: Meade's Advance, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.4b: Gibbon's Advance, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Stop 5: Prospect Hill, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Stop 6: The Confederate Right, 1:00–3:00 p.m.Stop 7: Meade's Breakthrough, 1:00–3:00 p.m.Stop 8: Jackson's Left, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.8a: Lane, Pender, and Thomas, 1:00–3:00 p.m.8b: Latimer's Knoll, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.Stop 9: Lee's Hill, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Stop 10: The Federal Route to Marye's Heights, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Stop 11: Marye's Heights, 12:00–6:00 p.m.11a: The Assaults Near Hanover Street, 12:00–6:00 p.m.11b: The Assaults Near Prussia and Frederick Streets, 12:00–6:00 p.m.11c: Confederate Artillery, 12:00–6:00 p.m.The Road to ChancellorsvilleThe Battle of ChancellorsvilleStop 1: Hooker Steals a March on Lee, April 27–30Overview of May 1Stop 2: The Orange Turnpike, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.2a: The Federal Advance, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.2b: The Confederate Response, 1:00–5:00 p.m.Stop 3: The Orange Plank Road-Furnace Road Crossroads, May 1, 8:00 p.m.–May 2, 7:00 a.m.Overview of May 2Stop 4: Catharine Furnace, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Stop 5: The Orange Plank Road-Brock Road Intersection, 4:00 p.m.Stop 6: The Orange Turnpike, 5:00 p.m.Stop 7: Wilderness Church, 5:30–6:30 p.m.Stop 8: The Orange Turnpike, 6:30–11:00 p.m.Overview of May 3Stop 9: Bullock Road, 6:00–11:00 a.m.Stop 10: Hazel Grove, May 2, 11:00 p.m.–May 3, 10:00 a.m.10a: The Confederates Take Hazel Grove, May 2, 11:00 p.m.–May 3, 7:00 a.m.10b: The Infantry Fight for Fairview, 7:00–10:00 a.m.10c: The Union Artillery at Fairview, 7:00–10:00 a.m.Stop 11: The Log Line, 8:00–10:00 a.m.Stop 12: Chancellorsville, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Stop 13: Elys Ford Road, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Optional Excursion 1: Salem ChurchOverview of May 4–6Optional Excursion 2: Guinea StationAppendix AAppendix BSourcesFor Further Reading