The Battle of Fredericks burg took place from December 11 to 15, 1862, during the American Civil Wa r. Fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, it pitted Union forces u nder General Ambrose Burnside against Confederate troops led by General Ro bert E. Lee. The Union army launched repeated assaults against strong Conf ederate positions on Marye’s Heights but suffered heavy casualties. The battle ended in a decisive Confederate victory and is remembered as one of the war’s most lopsided and costly Union defeats.
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DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Fredericksburg took place from December 11 to 15\ , 1862\, during the American Civil War. Fought in and around Fredericksbur g\, Virginia\, it pitted Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside again st Confederate troops led by General Robert E. Lee. The Union army launche d repeated assaults against strong Confederate positions on Marye’s Heig hts but suffered heavy casualties. The battle ended in a decisive Confeder ate victory and is remembered as one of the war’s most lopsided and cost ly Union defeats.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Ambrose Burnside\n\n\n\n \n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,12374-battle- of-fredricksburg?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR