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.

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Second Battle of Fredericksburg canonical 1
Second Fredericksburg 1

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Fredericksburg
surface form: Second Fredericksburg
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union) NERFINISHED
casualties thousands combined Union and Confederate casualties
category Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia
surface form: Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
commander John Sedgwick
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
Union VI Corps under Major General John Sedgwick
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date May 3, 1863
endDate May 3, 1863
followedBy Battle of Salem Church
front Fredericksburg battlefield
surface form: Rappahannock River front at Fredericksburg
geographicalFeature Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
surface form: Marye’s Heights

Rappahannock River NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 1863 in the American Civil War
involves Confederate division under Jubal A. Early
I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
surface form: I Corps (Union elements)

VI Corps (Union Army)
surface form: VI Corps (Union)
notableFeature Union assault on Marye’s Heights
capture of Confederate positions on Marye’s Heights
objective Union attempt to break through Confederate defenses at Fredericksburg
Union effort to relieve pressure on Joseph Hooker’s main force at Chancellorsville
opponent Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
partOf Battle of Chancellorsville
surface form: Chancellorsville Campaign

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
place Fredericksburg
surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia
precededBy Battle of Fredericksburg
surface form: First Battle of Fredericksburg
relatedEvent Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Salem Church
result Union victory
startDate May 3, 1863
strategicContext Union diversionary offensive in support of main Chancellorsville operations
part of General Robert E. Lee’s operations against Major General Joseph Hooker
tacticalOutcome Union advance checked later near Salem Church
Union forces overran Confederate defenses at Marye’s Heights
theater Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia
surface form: Virginia in the American Civil War
year 1863

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Rappahannock River historicalEvent Second Battle of Fredericksburg
Second Battle of Fredericksburg alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Fredericksburg
this entity surface form: Second Fredericksburg