1. an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee; [syn: Fredericksburg, Battle of Fredericksburg]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Battle of Fredericksburg
n 1: an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the
Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the
Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee [syn:
Fredericksburg, Battle of Fredericksburg]