Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights

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Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights is a key Civil War battlefield site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, known for the devastating Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Fredericksburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battlefield site
historic site
associatedWithCommander Major General Ambrose E. Burnside
surface form: Ambrose E. Burnside

James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee
associatedWithEvent Union frontal assaults against fortified position
repeated failed Union attacks on December 13, 1862
associatedWithMilitaryForce Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
associatedWithUnit Cobb's Brigade (Confederate)
surface form: Cobb’s Brigade (Confederate)

Irish Brigade (Union)
Kershaw's Brigade (Confederate)
surface form: Kershaw’s Brigade (Confederate)
battleOutcome Confederate defensive victory
category Civil War battlefield in Virginia
tourist attraction in Fredericksburg, Virginia
currentUse preserved battlefield
public historic site
dateOfEvent December 13, 1862
hasInterpretiveFeature interpretive signs
visitor walking trail
wayside exhibits
hasMemorial Cobb’s Brigade marker
Irish Brigade monument
Kershaw’s Brigade marker
hasPart Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marye’s Heights

Sunken Road
hasStructure stone wall along the Sunken Road
hasViewpoint overlook of Fredericksburg battlefield
locatedIn Fredericksburg
surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia

Spotsylvania County, Virginia
United States of America
surface form: United States

Virginia
managedBy National Park Service
nearby Fredericksburg Historic District
surface form: City of Fredericksburg historic district

Fredericksburg National Cemetery
notableFor devastating Confederate fire against Union assaults
high Union casualties
stone wall defensive line
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
partOfBattle Confederate right-center at Fredericksburg
preservationStatus federally protected
significantEvent Battle of Fredericksburg
terrainFeature rising ground of Marye’s Heights
sunken roadway depression
timePeriod American Civil War
usedAs Confederate defensive position

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Fredericksburg hasHistoricSite Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
subject surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Battle of Fredericksburg locationDetail Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
this entity surface form: Marye's Heights
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park notableStructure Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
this entity surface form: Stone Wall at Marye’s Heights
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park notableStructure Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
this entity surface form: Sunken Road at Fredericksburg
Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights hasPart Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Marye’s Heights
Cobb's Brigade (Confederate) engagement Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
this entity surface form: Marye's Heights
Fredericksburg campaign defensivePosition Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
this entity surface form: Marye's Heights
Battle of Marye's Heights location Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
this entity surface form: Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Battle of Marye's Heights defensivePosition Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
this entity surface form: Marye's Heights ridge
Second Battle of Fredericksburg geographicalFeature Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
this entity surface form: Marye’s Heights