Battle of Fredericksburg

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American Civil War battle battle

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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Battle of Fredericksburg canonical 58
First Battle of Fredericksburg 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Marye's Heights ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
campaign Fredericksburg campaign ⓘ
casualtiesConfederate about 5000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
casualtiesUnion over 12000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
cause Union attempt to seize Richmond via Fredericksburg ⓘ
commander Ambrose Burnside ⓘ
surface form: Ambrose E. Burnside

Edwin V. Sumner ⓘ
James Longstreet ⓘ
Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
surface form: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

William B. Franklin ⓘ
confederateCommanderTitle Robert E. Lee ⓘ
surface form: General Robert E. Lee
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateEnd 1862-12-15 ⓘ
dateStart 1862-12-11 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
front Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

Army of the Potomac ⓘ
surface form: Union Army of the Potomac
frontType river crossing operation ⓘ
hasParticipant Cobb's Brigade (Confederate) ⓘ
Irish Brigade (Union) ⓘ
Kershaw's Brigade (Confederate) ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
locationDetail Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights ⓘ
surface form: Marye's Heights

Prospect Hill ⓘ
Rappahannock River ⓘ
notableEvent delay in arrival of Union pontoon bridges ⓘ
repeated Union attacks on stone wall at Marye's Heights ⓘ
urban combat in Fredericksburg streets ⓘ
notableFeature assaults on Marye's Heights ⓘ
massive Union frontal assaults ⓘ
strong Confederate defensive positions ⓘ
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
place Fredericksburg ⓘ
surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia
precededBy Battle of Antietam ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicImpact boosted Confederate confidence ⓘ
lowered Union morale ⓘ
strengthConfederate about 75000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthUnion about 120000 soldiers ⓘ
tacticalOutcome failed Union assaults ⓘ
unionCommanderTitle Major General Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Stonewall Jackson → notableWork → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
James Longstreet → participantIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Army of Northern Virginia → notableBattle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Antietam → followedBy → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Winfield Scott Hancock → notableBattle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Confederate States Army → significantBattle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Fredericksburg → siteOf → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Battle of Chancellorsville → precededBy → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
From Manassas to Appomattox → describesEvent → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Old Pete → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: James Longstreet
Army of the Potomac → engagedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Rappahannock River → historicalEvent → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Fredericksburg
John Pelham → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Lewis Armistead → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → notableBattle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → engagement → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment → engagement → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry → notableEngagement → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
15th Alabama Infantry → battle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
George G. Meade → battle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
44th New York Infantry → engagement → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
16th Michigan Infantry → notableEngagement → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain → battle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Brigadier General Harry T. Hays → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Harry T. Hays
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → engagedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Major General Jubal A. Early → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Jubal A. Early
A.P. Hill → notableBattle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Richard H. Anderson → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
1st Massachusetts Cavalry → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Thomas Francis Meagher → battle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Daniel Sickles → battle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
John F. Reynolds → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia → engagement → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Confederate artillery → engagedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
National Park Service (through Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park) → significantEvent → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Confederate infantry → notableEngagement → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
John Buford → battle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park → significantEvent → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Fredericksburg National Cemetery → commemorates → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Joseph Hooker → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Darius N. Couch → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Major General Joseph Hooker → battle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Joseph Hooker
Daniel Butterfield → battle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Chatham Manor (across the river) → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Chatham Manor
Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights → significantEvent → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside → battle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Ambrose E. Burnside
First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia → engagedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Pete → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: James Longstreet
Longstreet family → notableBattle → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: James Longstreet
Colonel Maxcy Gregg → participatedIn → Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Maxcy Gregg