Step Into a Historic Photograph of a Fredericksburg Hospital

Civil War Then & Now

By 1864, Fredericksburg, Virginia, was a city of hospitals. Just miles to the west and the south, The Overland Campaign raged on, resulting in thousands upon thousands of wounded soldiers from the North and the South. On May 20, 1864, photographer James Gardner traveled to Fredericksburg to capture images of the wounded, including one of the most famous photographs of the entire Civil War. Join Garry Adelman and Kris White of the American Battlefield Trust at the scene. 

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Related Battles

Stafford and Spotsylvania, VA | December 11, 1862
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
18,500
Union
12,500
Confed.
6,000
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