then there would be no problem getting positioned on the other side of the river. (See Map 2)On Thursday Fog shrouded the entire valley as Burnside began his march. To keep the Confederates back, the Union shot blindly at the top of the height. Unfortunately, at noon the fog lifted and Lee saw Burnside, and he told Jackson to come and help him immediately. Even though Lee was outnumbered 3:2, and Burnside was going to run up the hill, Lee said, I shall try to do them all the damage in our power when they move forward. While the Union infantry was moving over the pontoon, their cavalry was raiding the town of Fredericksburg by ripping pictures of families, raping women, burning things, stealing clothes, and other destructive acts. On Friday morning, the fog was very thick and Lees reunited army awaited the challenge at hand. Longstreet was at the left of the height. (See Map 2) He had four of his five divisions on the line in command by Major General Richard Anderson, and Generals Lafayette, McLaws, Pickett, and Hood. The fifth division was under Brigadier General Robert Ransom. Major General A.P. Hill was posted along the entire front line, backed by a second line of two close-packed divisions under Brigadier Generals William Taliaferro and Jubal Early. Major General D.H. Hills division was, their backup. Hamiltons Crossing by Massaponax Creek area was less guarded, so JEB Stuart was placed there. (See Map 2)On Saturday at 10:00, as the fog lifted, Lee tested his guns: first on Longstreets side, and then on Jacksons side. The right side of the Confederates fired first and made the Union bleed first. The fog lifted so quickly that all the Union troops were revealed and so the Confederates started endless fire with two guns. The person leading the firing was Major John Pelham. After that initial firing, the Union regrouped and started to fire at Stonewall, but the Confederates didnt answer with a shot, they kept quite until the Union wa...
