The larger town of Fredericksburg lay less than forty miles away.

Harry was not familiar with the name of Fredericksburg, but it was destined to be before long one that he could never forget.

In after years it was hard for him to persuade himself that famous names were not famous always.

The name of some village or river or mountain would be burned into his brain with such force and intensity that the letters seemed to have been there since the beginning.
It lacked but two days of December when they came to Orange Court House, but they heard that the Northern front was more formidable and menacing than ever.

Burnside had shown more energy than was expected of him.
He had formed a plan to march upon Richmond, and, despite the alterations in his course, he was clinging to that plan.