Fredericksburg honors sacrifice made 150 years ago -- Dec. 9, 2012

Soldiers from the Sandston-based Battery A, 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team and the Fredericksburg-based 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team participate in the sesquicentennial celebration of the Battle of Fredericksburg Dec. 9. Elements of the New York-based Company A, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry and the 116th BCT greeted each other on the Sunken Road where they met 150 years ago – then as enemies, today as friends. The ceremony ended with a canon salute and the playing of Taps. Afterward attendees were invited to lay flowers on the wall in honor of those who fought during the Civil War.