noun
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
• Regions: ↑Virginia, ↑Old Dominion, ↑Old Dominion State, ↑VA
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑American Civil War, ↑United States Civil War, ↑War between the States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.