Second Battle of Fredericksburg
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The Second Battle of Fredericksburg was an American Civil War engagement in May 1863, during the Chancellorsville Campaign, in which Union forces successfully assaulted Confederate positions in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Battle of Fredericksburg canonical | 1 |
| Second Fredericksburg | 1 |
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Target entity: Second Battle of Fredericksburg Context triple: [Rappahannock River, historicalEvent, Second Battle of Fredericksburg]
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A.
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was a major American Civil War engagement in December 1862, marked by a decisive Confederate victory and massive Union casualties during repeated frontal assaults against fortified Southern positions in Virginia.
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B.
Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was a major and brutal engagement of the American Civil War’s Overland Campaign in May 1864, marked by intense trench warfare and heavy casualties between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee.
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D.
Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.
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E.
Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a major and notoriously bloody 1864 Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee repelled repeated Union assaults during Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Battle of Fredericksburg Target entity description: The Second Battle of Fredericksburg was an American Civil War engagement in May 1863, during the Chancellorsville Campaign, in which Union forces successfully assaulted Confederate positions in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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A.
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was a major American Civil War engagement in December 1862, marked by a decisive Confederate victory and massive Union casualties during repeated frontal assaults against fortified Southern positions in Virginia.
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B.
Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was a major and brutal engagement of the American Civil War’s Overland Campaign in May 1864, marked by intense trench warfare and heavy casualties between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee.
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D.
Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.
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E.
Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a major and notoriously bloody 1864 Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee repelled repeated Union assaults during Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Battle of Fredericksburg
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surface form:
Second Fredericksburg
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| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands combined Union and Confederate casualties ⓘ |
| category |
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia
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Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
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| commander |
John Sedgwick
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Major General Jubal A. Early ⓘ
surface form:
Jubal A. Early
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ William Barksdale ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Confederate forces under Major General Jubal A. Early
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Union VI Corps under Major General John Sedgwick ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | May 3, 1863 ⓘ |
| endDate | May 3, 1863 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Salem Church ⓘ |
| front |
Fredericksburg battlefield
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surface form:
Rappahannock River front at Fredericksburg
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| geographicalFeature |
Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
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surface form:
Marye’s Heights
Rappahannock River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1863 in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate division under Jubal A. Early
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I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) ⓘ
surface form:
I Corps (Union elements)
VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
surface form:
VI Corps (Union)
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| notableFeature |
Union assault on Marye’s Heights
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capture of Confederate positions on Marye’s Heights ⓘ |
| objective |
Union attempt to break through Confederate defenses at Fredericksburg
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Union effort to relieve pressure on Joseph Hooker’s main force at Chancellorsville ⓘ |
| opponent |
Army of Northern Virginia
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Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Chancellorsville
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surface form:
Chancellorsville Campaign
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| place |
Fredericksburg
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surface form:
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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| precededBy |
Battle of Fredericksburg
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surface form:
First Battle of Fredericksburg
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| relatedEvent |
Battle of Chancellorsville
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Battle of Salem Church ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | May 3, 1863 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
Union diversionary offensive in support of main Chancellorsville operations
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part of General Robert E. Lee’s operations against Major General Joseph Hooker ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
Union advance checked later near Salem Church
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Union forces overran Confederate defenses at Marye’s Heights ⓘ |
| theater |
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia
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surface form:
Virginia in the American Civil War
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| year | 1863 ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Battle of Fredericksburg Description of subject: The Second Battle of Fredericksburg was an American Civil War engagement in May 1863, during the Chancellorsville Campaign, in which Union forces successfully assaulted Confederate positions in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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