Friday, December 12, 1862
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut crossed the Rappahannock River into Fredericksburg at the Upper Pontoon Crossing. They witnessed the destruction of the once-beautiful city wrought by Union artillery the previous day. They advanced to the Middle Pontoon Crossing, where they bivouacked for the day and evening. They patched the roadways with boards and planks so that the artillery could advance through the city.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 24-25.
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