(December 13, 1862), bloody engagement of the American Civil War fought at Fredericksburg, Virginia; its outcome—a crushing Union defeat—immeasurably strengthened the Confederate cause.
2007-04-29 09:29:40
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Who Won The Battle Of Fredericksburg
2016-10-28 07:43:31
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The Confederacy won.
Misunderstandings and bungled leadership on the part of the commander of the Federal left, Major General William B. Franklin, limited the attacking force to two small divisions. Federal troops broke through an unguarded gap in the Confederate lines, but Jackson's men expelled the unsupported Federals, inflicting heavy losses. A second attack was launched from Fredericksburg against the Confederate left on Marye's Heights. Wave after wave of Federal attackers were mown down by Confederate troops firing from an unassailable position in a sunken road protected by a stone wall. Over the course of the afternoon, no fewer than fourteen successive Federal brigades charged the wall of Confederate fire. Not a single Federal soldier reached the Confederate line.
On December 15, 1862, a beaten Federal army was ordered back across the Rappahannock.The Union had lost 13,000 soldiers in a battle in which the dreadful carnage was matched only by its futility. Federal morale plummeted. By contrast, the morale of the Confederacy reached a peak. Their casualties had been considerably lighter than the Union's, totaling only 5,000. Lee's substantial victory at Fredericksburg, won with relative ease, increased the already buoyant confidence of the Army of Northern Virginia, which led subsequently to the invasion of the North the following summer.
2007-04-29 09:32:17
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RE:
Who won the civil war battle of fredericksburg?
2015-08-02 02:10:30
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the south
2007-04-29 09:25:31
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the Red Sox, in extra innings.
2007-04-29 09:28:30
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answered by kent_shakespear 7
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Me
2014-10-12 04:36:38
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answered by Kaneessa 1
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