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Battle of Fredericksburg 1862
- began Thursday, December 11 Result: Confederate Victory · Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
- ended Monday, December 15
- began Thursday, December 11
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The Battle of Fredericksburg had repercussions for its citizens that lasted well after the engagement between Union and Confederate troops in December 1862. When Gen. Burnside arrived in November of that year, most residents—but not all—chose to flee as 100,000 Union and 80,000 Confederate troops bore down on them.
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The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.The combat, between the Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Gen. Robert E. Lee, included futile frontal attacks by the Union army on December 13 against ...
- December 11–15, 1862
- Confederate victory
Battle of Fredericksburg, clash between Union and Confederate forces on December 11–15, 1862, during the American Civil War. The Union troops, despite outnumbering the Confederates, suffered a crushing defeat. It was one of the largest battles of the Civil War in terms of troops involved.
Nov 9, 2009 · The Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, involved nearly 200,000 combatants and is remembered as one of the most significant Confederate victories. The battle, which took place in and ...
Mar 17, 2024 · The Battle of Fredericksburg was the largest conflict of the Civil War. Nearly 200,000 combatants took part in the fighting, producing roughly 18,000 casualties. The Union lost roughly 12,653 soldiers (1,284 killed, 9,600 wounded, and 1,769 missing). The Confederacy suffered 5,377 casualties (608 killed, 4,116 wounded, and 653 missing).
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Nov 13, 2022 · General Ambrose E. Burnside inherited the Army of the Potomac on November 7, 1862. Its 120,000 men occupied camps near Warrenton, Virginia. Within two days, the 38 year-old Indiana native proposed abandoning McClellan's sluggish southwesterly advance in favor of a 40-mile dash across country to Fredericksburg.
Nov 13, 2009 · On December 13, 1862, Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia repulses a series of attacks by General Ambrose Burnside’s Army of the Potomac at Fredericksburg, Virginia ...
