This is a collection of 37 articles, each complete in itself, that together draw a rich picture of the people and events in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862. The cast includes Robert E. Lee and other generals; soldiers; townspeople; famous Fredericksburg visitors; Professor Lowe the balloonist; the Irish Brigade; and more. Read about pontoon bridges, aerial observation, urban warfare, heroics and hoaxes. This Civil War history is illustrated with four maps and more than 100 images from the archives of period photographs and artworks. War So Terrible is published in a limited edition of 3,000.