FREDERICKSBURG, BATTLE OF

in the Civil War, fought Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va. In Nov., 1862, the Union general Ambrose Burnside moved his three "grand divisions" under W. B. Franklin, E. V. Sumner, and Joseph Hooker to the north side of the Rappahannock River opposite Fredericksburg; his objective was Richmond. Delay in bringing up pontoons prevented Burnside from seizing the heights on the south bank immediately. Robert E. Lee, having anticipated the move, soon confronted him from those heights with James Longstreet's 1st Corps, which soon was joined by Stonewall Jackson's 2d. The Federals crossed on Dec. 11–12 and attacked Lee on Dec. 13. After Jackson had repulsed Franklin's attack on the Confederate right, Burnside ordered Sumner to storm Longstreet's impregnable position on Marye's Heights. Successive charges brought death to droves of courageous Union troops. Burnside's subordinates protested against renewing the foolhardy assaults, and on Dec. 15 the Federals made an undisturbed withdrawal to the north bank. Union losses, more than twice the Confederate, were over 12,000. The defeat caused profound depression throughout the North.

See E. J. Stackpole, Drama on the Rappahannock (1957); V. E. Whan, Jr., Fiasco at Fredericksburg (1961); J. Luvaas and H. W. Nelson, The U.S. Army Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg (1989).

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Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville: The Dare Mark Campaign
Book by Daniel E. Sutherland; University of Nebraska Press, 1998
Subjects: Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle Of, 1863, Fredericksburg (Va.), Battle Of, 1862
...War College Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and...proximity to combine both Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. The...Harrison, a park historian at Fredericksburg, does something similar with Fredericksburg Civil War Sites , 2 vols...physical sites related to the battle. Frank A. OReilly "Stonewall...
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The Fredericksburg Campaign: Decision on the Rappahannock
Book by Gary W. Gallagher; University of North Carolina Press, 1995
...William Marvel, The Battle of Fredericksburg...Visitors to the Fredericksburg battlefield would...College Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg Carlisle, Pa...a sense of how the battle unfolded. The important...role of artillery at Fredericksburg is covered in two...
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News from Fredricksburg
Book by George Rable; Marquette University Press, 2000
Subjects: Fredericksburg (Va.), Battle Of, 1862--Press Coverage, Journalism--Virginia--Fredericksburg--History--19th Century, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Journalists, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Press Coverage, Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Journalists, Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Press Coverage
...Rable, George C. News from Fredericksburg / George Rable. p. cm...2 pbk.: alk. paper 1. Fredericksburg Va. , Battle of, 1862 Press coverage...6. Journalism Virginia Fredericksburg History 19th century. I...
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Battle in the Wilderness: Grant Meets Lee
Book by Grady McWhiney; McWhiney Foundation Press, 1995
Subjects: Generals--United States--Biography, Wilderness, Battle Of The, Va., 1864, Wilderness, Battle Of The, Va., 1864--Biography
...command of the division after Kearnys death at Chantilly; participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg; in 1863 he was promoted to major general of volunteers after the Battle of Chancellorsville; hit twice by enemy bullets but only slightly wounded...
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The Battle of the Crater
Book by Jeff Kinard, Grady McWhiney; McWhiney Foundation Press, 1998
Subjects: Petersburg Crater, Battle Of, Va., 1864
...of Northern Virginia, he led a brigade in the Seven Days Battles and at Second Manassas, where he was wounded; rejoining...for the balance of the war, seeing action in every major battle from Fredericksburg to Appomattox; Mahone assumed direction of General R...
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Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!
Journal article by A. Cash Koeniger; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 69, 2003
Subjects: Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! (Book)
Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! by A. Cash Koeniger By George C. Rable. Civil War...45.00, ISBN 0-8078-2673-1.) On the surface, Fredericksburg was a simple battle. "Without strategy or tactics to speak of, it was a...
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The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock
Journal article by George C. Rable; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 70, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock (Book)--Book reviews
...Another problem is that Fredericksburg was a Confederate victory...thought we knew about Fredericksburg. First of all, the...Secondly, the "battle" of Fredericksburg was almost two separate battles--the familiar assaults...
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The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock
Journal article by Samuel Watson; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 110, 2002
Subjects: Fredericksburg Virginia, History, Nonfiction, O Reilly, Francis Augustin, Rappahannock County Virginia, War
...one for the sack of Fredericksburg, and two for the...of his book to the battle, Rable about a third...in his fixation on Fredericksburg to the exclusion of...His judgment of the battles effect on the armies...streetfighting in Fredericksburg is interesting, but...there are no order of battle tables at the end...
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"Oh, God, What a Pity!": The Irish Brigade at Fredericksburg and the Creation of Myth
Journal article by Craig A. Warren; Civil War History, Vol. 47, 2001
Subjects: History--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Irish in the United States--History, Military history--Race relations, Soldiers--Portrayals, depictions, etc., United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865
...effort than the Battle of Fredericksburg. Northern Irish...but ignores the battles influence on Irish...literature on Fredericksburg almost uniformly...history of the battle? And why does...from the `God of battles, not from man...Conynghams account of Fredericksburg, Corby held up the battle as an important...
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Battle Time: Gender, Modernity, and Confederate Hospitals
Journal article by Cheryl A. Wells; Journal of Social History, Vol. 35, 2001
Subjects: Battle casualties--Care and treatment, Hospitals, Military--Management, Sex role--History, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865, Women--Social aspects
...by the ruthless nature of battle time. While the onset of battles were precisely coordinated...76) For hospital staff, battles outcomes created new times...time and biological times. Battle time directed not only the...Following the battle of Fredericksburg, Masons hospital was ordered...
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St. George's Episcopal Church Fredericksburg, Virginia Parsons Pipe Organ Builders
Magazine article; The American Organist, Vol. 45, October 2011
...Georges Episcopal Church Fredericksburg, Virginia Parsons Pipe Organ...seen in photographs of the battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. The building...Georges Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia, we were met with...
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Union Provost Took on the Thankless Tasks
Magazine article by John E. Carey; World and I, Vol. 20, February 2005
Subjects: Armies--Analysis, Armies--Officials and employees, Army officers--Analysis, Civil war--Analysis, Civil war--United States, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia--History, Grant, Ulysses S.--Aims and objectives, Patrick, Marsena Rudolph--Analysis
...appointed military governor of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in April 1862...crossed the bridges." As battle neared, Patricks job evolved...controversial action was at Fredericksburg. In November 1862, Union...Rappahannock River opposite Fredericksburg. Gen. Robert E. Lee pulled...
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The Lessons of Gettysburg
Magazine article by Kathleen Welker, Dottie Pack; Soldiers, Vol. 54, October 1999
Subjects: American Civil War, Fredericksburg Christian School-Virginia, Gettysburg Pennsylvania, Hampton, Greg R, Military engagements, Military officers, Students, Tourist attractions
...they do it?" the pupils from Fredericksburg, Va., Christian School wanted...personal picture of this pivotal battle. At Gettysburg, the Federal...by GEN Robert E. Lee. The battle was a major Union victory and...final outcome of the war. The battle is studied today for military...
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The Battle over the Pledge
Magazine article by Elisabeth Sifton; The Nation, Vol. 278, April 5, 2004
Subjects: Newdow, Michael--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Newdow, Michael--Cases, Oaths--Authorship, Oaths--Terminology, Pledge of Allegiance (Oath)--Authorship, Pledge of Allegiance (Oath)--Laws, regulations and rules, Religion and state--Analysis, Religion and state--History
The Battle over the Pledge. by Elisabeth Sifton...organized by the Knights of Columbus in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a year ago, he derided...they think of this as fighting a major battle on a minor front. For the fundamentalists...
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Colonial Hero of the High Seas: Against Seemingly Insurmountable Odds, John Paul Jones Sailed to Military Victory Time after Time, Becoming One of America's Greatest Naval Commanders
Magazine article by Mark Samuel Anderson; The New American, Vol. 19, January 27, 2003
Subjects: Battle of Flamborough Head--History, Jones, John Paul, Naval battles--History
...waters and bested her in a one-hour battle. The captured British ship, with its...his famous Poor Richards Almanac. The battle between the Bonhomme Richard and the...was to become among the most famous sea battles of all time. Jones won that battle even though the other ships in his fleet...
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The Harp and Stripes ; Irish-Americans: General Thomas Meagher and the Irish Brigade at the Battle of Fredericksburg
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 5, 2008
Subjects: United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865
...Meagher and the Irish Brigade at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Byline: CHARLES LEGGE QUESTION...and more than 110,000 died in battle. Total losses, including disease...Confederate soldiers were killed in battle and total Confederate losses amounted...
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Federals Lost Chance to Win at Fredericksburg
Newspaper article by Michael Kevin May; The Washington Times, December 19, 1998
...between the two capitals, Fredericksburg was a town of about 5...mile from the river. Fredericksburg was going to be the largest land battle to date, involving about...Another reason that Fredericksburg became the next bloody...
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Michigan Returns Confederate Flag to Fredericksburg
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 31, 2003
Subjects: United States. National Park Service
...returns Confederate flag to Fredericksburg. Byline: Judith Person...by Union troops during the Battle of Fredericksburg more than 140 years ago...follow a 2 p.m. ceremony in Fredericksburg dedicating a monument to the...
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Rain on Palin's Parade Can't Dampen Enthusiasm of Small-Town America; Not Going Away: Sarah Palin Drew a Crowd of Thousands in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 28, 2008
...Sarah Palin Drew a Crowd of Thousands in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Byline: JOE MURPHY RAIN...The first drops drizzled just as her battle bus, the Straight Talking Express, rolled into Fredericksburg where around 5,000 people were waiting...
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Chancellorsville's 'Myriad Facets'; Essay Collection a Fine Companion to Standard Battle Histories
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 5, 2009
Subjects: Armies, Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863, Confederate States of America. Army. Northern Virginia--Standards
...undoubtedly would place the Battle of Chancellorsville at or...prevailed in this crucial battle in May 1863. Over the years...comprehensive accounts of the battle. The prolific Civil War author...often approaches Civil War battles differently. As in the past...Ambrose Burnsides debacle at Fredericksburg, Va., in December 1862...
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Fredericksburg, Battle Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FREDERICKSBURG, BATTLE OF in the Civil War, fought Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va. In Nov., 1862...Rappahannock River opposite Fredericksburg; his objective was Richmond...Whan, Jr., Fiasco at Fredericksburg (1961); J. Luvaas and...S. Army Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and...
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Chancellorsville, Battle Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...located 10 mi (16 km) W of Fredericksburg; he sent John Sedgwick...Church, 5 mi (8 km) W of Fredericksburg. There, part of Lees force...Chancellorsville: Lees Greatest Battle (1958); J. Luvaas and...S. Army Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg (1989...
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National Parks and Monuments
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...300 (1,742) Site of the Civil War battle of Pea Ridge , which saved Missouri for...1926 2,659 (1,077) Scene of the Battle of the Crater and a 10-month Union...718 (696) Commemorates Civil War battles of Cold Harbor, Drewrys Bluff, Gaines...973 (1,609) Site of the Civil War battle of Shiloh . Shiloh National Cemetery...
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Burnside, Ambrose Everett
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Burnside commanded a brigade at the first battle of Bull Run and was made (Aug., 1861) a...of the Potomac. After a costly defeat at the battle of Fredericksburg (see Fredericksburg, battle of ) in Dec., 1862, Burnside asked...
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Rappahannock
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...generally SE to Chesapeake Bay. It is navigable to Fredericksburg. In the Civil War much fighting took place...its largest tributary (see Bull Run , second battle of; Fredericksburg, battle of ; Chancellorsville, battle of ; Brandy Station...
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