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The Battle of Fredericksburg: December 11-15, 1862

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1 The Battle of Fredericksburg: December 11-15, 1862
The American Civil War Mr. Contipodero

2 The Basics Fredericksburg, VA
One of the largest/deadliest battles of ACW Approx 200,000 combatants (Union & Confederate)

3 Union Ambrose E. Burnside Army of the Potomac 114,000 engaged
12,653 casualties 1,300 killed 9,600 wounded 1,760 captured/missing

4 Confederacy Robert E. Lee Army of Northern Virginia 72,500 engaged
5,377 casualties 608 killed 4,200 wounded 653 captured/missing

5 The Union Plan Burnside wanted to cross the Rappahannock River
Get to Richmond Delay in getting pontoon bridges to cross river

6 The Counter With the delay of pontoon bridges
Lee moved his army to block the crossings Union Army was met with fire when attempting to cross

7 Marye’s Heights: December 13th
Hilly, open fields, scattered houses made for tough assault Canal (west) crossed by 3 narrow bridges Fog lifted around 10 am Sumner gave order to attack

8 Marye’s Heights: December 13th
Burnside failed to make progress against Confederates Stubbornly, Burnside kept giving the order to attack At nightfall, Burnside tried to blame his commanding officers

9 Aftermath Burnside asked Lee for a truce to tend to the wounded
Lee granted this Richmond Examiner, “stunning defeat to the invader, a splendid victory to the defender of sacred soil.”

10 Reactions PA Governor Andrew Curtin, “It was not a battle, it was a butchery!” President Lincoln stated, “If there is a worse place than hell, I am in it.” Burnside was relieved of command

11 Discussion Questions After analyzing the Union progress that includes the Fredericksburg campaign, how would you assess the leadership qualities of Union generals, commanding officers, and President Lincoln? From a geographical perspective, why did the Army of the Potomac desperately want to attack Fredericksburg?

12 Interactive Map sburg/maps/fredericksburg-animated-map/

13 Article sburg/fredericksburg-history- articles/fredericksburghennessy.html

14 Letter from Confederate Soldier

15 Additional Sources icksburg sburg/fredericksburg-history- articles/fredericksburghennessy.html

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