Lee Hill. From this location on December 11, 1862, General Robert E. Lee made his headquarters at Telegraph Hill (now called Lee Hill). At 5:00am the loud booming of two cannons had notified the general that the Union army was crossing the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg. Throughout the day, he watched as a brigade of Mississippi riflemen kept the Union army at bay along the water's edge.

Lee Hill. From this location on December 11, 1862, General Robert E. Lee made his headquarters at Telegraph Hill (now called Lee Hill). At 5:00am the loud booming of two cannons had notified the general that the Union army was crossing the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg. Throughout the day, he watched as a brigade of Mississippi riflemen kept the Union army at bay along the water's edge.

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