THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG

By: Kyle Maloney

Period 4

US and the World II

BACKGROUND

Fought December 11-15, 1862

Battle took place in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania, Virginia

Remembered as one of the most one-sided battles in history

Battle lasted 5 days

GOALS

Burnside wanted to cross the Rappahannock River

Was trying to get to Richmond

Built pontoon bridges to get across river

UNION LEADER

Ambrose E. Burnside

Born May 23, 1824

Died September, 13 1881

United States Military Academy

114,000 troops

CONFEDERACY LEADER

Robert E. Lee

Born January 19,1807

Died October 12, 1870

United States Military Academy

72,500 troops

UNION LOSSES

1,284 were killed

9,600 were wounded

1,769 were captured/missing

12,653 total

CONFEDERACY LOSSES

608 were killed

4,116 were wounded

653 were captured/missing

5,377 total

OUTCOME

Gave to Confederate hope

Confederate was all fired up

Union took a lot of criticism from politics and the press

WORKS CITED

"American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 04 Apr. 2013.

"Battle of Fredericksburg." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Mar. 2013. Web. 04 Apr. 2013.

"Battle Of Fredericksburg." About.com American History. Martin Kelly, n.d. Web. 04 Apr. 2013.

"Civil War Trust." The Battle of Fredericksburg Summary & Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Apr. 2013.