Battle of Fredericksburg
12/13/1862 AD defeated
Burnside's plan was to cross the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg in mid-November and race to the Confederate capital of Richmond before Lee's army could stop him. Bureaucratic delays prevented Burnside from receiving the necessary pontoon bridges in time and Lee moved his army to block the crossings. When the Union army was finally able to build its bridges and cross under fire, direct combat within the city resulted on December 11–12.
Fredericksburg, VA
Lattitude: 38.3018° N
Longitude: 77.4706° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 38.3018° N
Longitude: 77.4706° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What defeated?
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Robert E. Lee American Confederate gen... -
Confederate States The Confederacy was orig...
Objects To Whom or What was defeated?
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George Meade Career USA Army officer ... -
Ambrose Burnside American soldier, railro...
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