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Details of the mighty conflict. Interesting paper by Hon. John Lamb read before the sons of Confederate Veterans.

Scouting in the enemy's Lines—Underground mail route described.


A valuable paper on the battle of Fredericksburg was read by the Honorable John Lamb at a recent meeting of R. E. Lee Camp, No. 1, Sons of Confederate Veterans, in pursuance of a custom now in vogue in the camp of having some battle of the war between the States discussed by one or more of its members each Monday night. The paper elicited much praise from those present, among whom were several of the delegates to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Mr. Lamb was, by a unanimous vote, requested to present the Ms. to the camp, and allow it to be published. The text of Mr. Lamb's discussion of this famous battle was as follows:

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