Battle of Marye's Heights

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The Battle of Marye's Heights was a key phase of the American Civil War’s Battle of Fredericksburg, marked by devastating Union assaults against well-entrenched Confederate forces on a fortified ridge above the town.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs assaults on Marye's Heights
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
campaign Fredericksburg campaign
casualties heavy Union casualties
light Confederate casualties relative to Union losses
century 19th century
cityNearby Fredericksburg
surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia
commander Major General Ambrose E. Burnside
surface form: Ambrose E. Burnside

James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee
confederateObjective hold defensive line at Marye's Heights
confederateStrengthApproximate several divisions entrenched on and behind the heights
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1862-12-13
defensivePosition Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
surface form: Marye's Heights ridge

Stone wall at the base of Marye's Heights
followedBy Union withdrawal back across the Rappahannock River
fortifications artillery emplacements
sunken road
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
historicalSignificance iconic example of the futility of frontal assaults against entrenched defenders
one of the most lopsided infantry assaults of the American Civil War
location Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
surface form: Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia
memorial part of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
notableCommander George G. Meade
Thomas R. R. Cobb
Winfield Scott Hancock
notableUnit Cobb's Brigade (Confederate)
Irish Brigade (Union)
partOf Battle of Fredericksburg
precededBy Union crossing of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg
result Confederate victory
riverNearby Rappahannock River
startDate 1862-12-13
state Virginia
strategicImpact damaged Union morale
enhanced reputation of Robert E. Lee
tacticalCharacteristic decisive Confederate defensive success
frontal infantry assaults against fortified position
terrain elevated ridge overlooking Fredericksburg
unionObjective break Confederate line west of Fredericksburg
seize Marye's Heights
unionStrengthApproximate tens of thousands of Union infantry committed in waves
weaponry field artillery
rifled muskets
year 1862

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Battle of Fredericksburg alsoKnownAs Battle of Marye's Heights