Fredericksburg VA I
[Battle of Fredericksburg by Kurz & Allison -
Courtesy of Wikipedia]
Date(s):
December 11-15, 1862
Location:
Please click on link below for map.
Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center (visitor center), Virginia, United States
Campaign(s):
Fredericksburg Campaign [November-December 1862]
Battles in
Campaign:
Situation:
Commanders:
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Union:
Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside
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Confederate:
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Principal Forces:
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Union:
100,007
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Confederate:
72,497
Description:
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On November 14, Burnside, now in command of the Army of
the Potomac, sent a corps to occupy the vicinity of Falmouth near Fredericksburg.
The rest of the army soon followed.
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Lee reacted by entrenching his
army on the heights behind the town.
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On December 11th, Union engineers laid
five pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock under fire.
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On the 12th, the
Federal army crossed over, and on December 13, Burnside mounted a series
of futile frontal assaults on Prospect Hill and Marye’s Heights that resulted
in staggering casualties.
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Meade’s division, on the Union left flank, briefly
penetrated Jackson’s line but was driven back by a counterattack.
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On December 15, Burnside called
off the offensive and re-crossed the river, ending the campaign.
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Burnside initiated a new offensive in
January 1863, which quickly bogged down in the winter mud.
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The abortive “Mud March” and other failures led to
Burnside’s replacement by Maj. Gen. Joseph
Hooker in January 1863.
Photo Gallery:1
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The Union Attack Begins
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Thomas R. R. Cobb
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Stephens Family Cemetery
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Innis House
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Innis House
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Innis House
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The Killing Field
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Angel of Marye's Heights
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Angel of Marye's Heights
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Sunken Road and Stone Wall
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Classification2:
A
Casualties3:
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Union:
13,353
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Confederate:
4,576
Results:
 Confederate
Victory
Battlefield Website:
Recommended
Resources:
1 Please click on the image to
enlarge it. You may copy the images if you include the following note and link
with each image: "Courtesy of
civil-war-journeys.org."
2
Classification:
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A
- having a decisive influence on a
campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war
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B -
having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign
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C -
having observable influence on the
outcome of a campaign
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D
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having a limited influence on the
outcome of their campaign or operation but achieving or affecting important
local objectives
3 Casualties are
someone killed, injured, wounded, captured or missing.
Revised
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