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Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Fredericksburg
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-The Battle of Fredericksburg was took place during the American Civil War. - Took place December 11-15, 1862 -Union: Army of the Potomac President Lincoln replaced General McClellan' with Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, 100,007 men -Confederates - Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee 72,497 men -Burnside launched a attack against the Confederate capital, Richmond, a strategically important town on the Rappahannock River. -The Army of the Potomac, arrived in Fredericksburg on November 17 -Burnside's campaign was delayed for over a week when material he had ordered for pontoon bridges did not arrive on time -Meanwhile, Lee was concentrating on settling his Army of Northern Virginia, on the high ground behind Fredericksburg. -December 11: The pontoons arrived and Burnside crossed the river -Confederates withdrew and Federal soldiers and bombarded the town, from which the citizens had been evacuated. -December 13: Burnside was prepared attack to drive Lee's forces from Prospect Hill and Marye’s Heights just outside Fredericksburg.. He ordered a series of useless frontal assaults that resulted in staggering loss. This was lead by General Meade and General Gibbon -The main assault was south of Fredericksburg -Over the course of the afternoon, Federal brigades charged the wall of Confederate fire. Not a single Federal soldier reached Longstreet's line. - On December 15, Burnside ordered his defeated army back across the Rappahannock. -The Confederates were victorious at Fredericksburg .
Video: Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle Summary
1st Major Urban combat of the Civil War
Leaders of the Union and Confederate Army: Confederate: 1) Robert E. Lee: Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia 2)James Longstreet: One of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War, Lee's 'right arm' 3) Stonewall Jackson: General during the American Civil War, and probably the most well-known Confederate commander 4) George Pickett: Officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War Union: 1) George B. McClellan: Organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army. 2) Ambrose Burnside: Replaced McClellan, General of Union Army 3) Henry Wager Halleck: Known as "Old Brains", Union Aarmy Commander 4) George Meade: Served as a Union general, rising from command of a brigade to the Army of the Potomac. 5) John Gibbon- Officer 6) William B. Franklin- General, Corps commander in the Army of the Potomac
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