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FalmouthVA

Falmouth is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, Virginia. Situated on the north bank of the Rappahannock River at the falls, the community is north of and opposite the city of Fredericksburg. Falmouth's population was 3,624 as of the 2000 census.

Falmouth in Southern Victory[]

Falmouth served as a U.S. Army staging area for General Daniel MacArthur's drive on Richmond. MacArthur's plan was to suppress the Confederates' artillery with his own and allow the Army Engineers construct the pontoon bridges required to cross the Rappahannock. This proved ineffective as enough Confederates survived to prevent the successful construction of the bridges.

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