Battle of Fredericksburg
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, American Civil War, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
- Geographical Location: Virginia
- Date: December 13, 1862
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the American Civil War. Result: Decisive, dispiriting defeat for the Union.
Even though the Confederates, led by General Robert E. Lee, established a strong seven-mile defensive line west and south of Fredericksburg, Major General Ambrose E. Burnside decided to attack there on December 13. His plan had no chance of succeeding. A diversionary effort to the south achieved a brief breakthrough in the morning, but failure to press the advantage guaranteed that the main attack would be made at Fredericksburg against...
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