. >> i am charles mcdaniel and i live in fredericksburg, virginia. 1786 by the in general who was a relative of mine. >> tell us what is happening today. >> a recreation of the battle of fredericksburg, the crossing of the river, the forced crossing where the union army built a pontoon bridge right in this location. they had to build it under fire from confederates, many of whom were standing right where we are right now. hidden in the sellers and behind the trees and contested that crossing. that is a recreation of a portion of the battle of fredericksburg. >> how did you come to on the house? >> it was always known my relatives built it. when it became available, i budgeted 50 years ago and have never lived anywhere else but here since the time. house, same job, same town, same everything. you used pictures earlier to show us what this looked like before. could you do that again? >> certainly, would be glad to. of rightas a picture behind his house. the houses in the background, probably hard to see. but this was a crossing of the river in 1862 when they use canal boats that were floated f