Marye's Heights — The Stone Wall That Broke an Army
One of the most lopsided battles of the Civil War. The Rappahannock River splits the board, pontoon bridges stretching across to the town of Fredericksburg. Behind the town, Marye's Heights rises with its infamous stone wall — a nearly impregnable defensive position where Confederate troops stacked four deep poured fire into advancing Union waves. The open ground between the town and the wall is a killing field. Fourteen Union assaults broke against that wall. This board captures the tragic geometry of the battle — the beautiful town, the gentle slope, and the wall that made it a slaughter.