He was killed at last, walking up through the main street of fredericksburg, Virginia, in the van of the regiment, as was his wont, and his death was instantaneous.
"Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School"
Elizabeth P. Peabody
The general movement was from Richmond up to fredericksburg, then over toward Charlottesville, then back to the James river, then down the north bank of the river.
"The War of Independence"
John Fiske
After Antietam we marched to Bakersville and encamped there and were there joined by the Twenty-third New Jersey Regiment, into which I was promoted as Major a few days before the battle of fredericksburg.
"Notes of a staff officer of our First New Jersey Brigade on the Seven Day's Battle on the peninsula in 1862"
E. Burd Grubb