The Battle of Fredericksbur

g December 13, 1862

Agenda

- Leadership- Logistics- The Plan- Civil War 150- Demonstration- Review- Reflection

Dullard

Part of Speech: noun Definition: stupid

person

Synonyms: dolt, simpleton

Antonyms: brain, genius

es·prit de corps

noun \is-ˌprē-də-ˈkor\

the common spirit existing in the members of a group and inspiring enthusiasm, devotion, and STRONG regard for the honor of the group

Word and Term of the Day

  Date   Action

Sept 17 1862 Battle of Antietam

Sept 22 1862 Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation

Nov 1 1862 Confederates at Fredericksburg with 10,000 men

Nov 7 1862 Burnside replaces McClellan 

Nov 16 1862 Longstreet begins to move towards Fredericksburg

Nov 19 1862 Sumner reaches Fredericksburg with 35,000 men - no bridges

Nov 21 1862 Longstreet arrives at Fredericksburg with 25,000

Nov 23 1862 Army of the Potomac arrives at Fredericksburg

Nov 24 1862 Pontoon bridges arrive

Dec 9 1862 Jackson arrives at Fredericksburg

Dec 11 1862 Construction of Pontoon bridges begins

Dec 13 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 14 1862 Fredericksburg truce to collect dead and wounded

Dec 15 1862 Army of the Potomac retreats

Jan 1 1863 Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 26 1863 Joe Hooker replaces Burnside

Good Corps Commander

“assumed” control of the Army of the Potomac on November 15, 1862.

Remembered for three great failures (the bridge, Fredericksburg, and the crater)

Ambrose Burnside

“Fighting” Joe Egotistical Commander of one of

the newly created “Great wings” of the Army

Lost faith in Fighting Joe at Chancellorsville

Joe Hooker

College professor in Maine

Trapped on Mayre’s Heights during the battle

Defended the Union left flank at Gettysburg

Accepted the Rebel surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Joshua L. Chamberlain

Picture of “the 19th Century” Military Leader

Captured John Brown at Harper’s Ferry

Refused a leadership role in the Union Army - could not fight against Virginia

Home is now Arlington National Cemetery

Robert E. Lee

Nicknamed “Stonewall” after the first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) – Why two names?

Eccentric Remembered for

great troop movements and Chancellorsville

Thomas Jackson

Defensive genius – many of his tactics were used through World War One

Fought with the “pro-Lee” forces about the failure of Gettysburg.

Became a Southern Republican after the war

James Longstreet

List the necessary goods, services, and materials needed for battle!

Logistics

Bringing the men and material to the point of the battle, where and when needed.

Burnside’s PlanTo cross the Rappahannock River on pontoon bridges (approx. date Nov 23)

Burnside’s Plan – pontoon bridge

Attack the lightly defended town of Fredericksburg (Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia is refitting and is spread out after the Battle of Antietam)

“Onward to Richmond” before Lee can reorganize his army

Burnside’s Plan

Troop Deployment – Nov 1862

What happened? – (video)

http://www.history.com/videos/battle-of-frederickson#battle-of-frederickson

Burnside’s Plan

Delays, Delays, Delays …….

Poor Leadership- married to a failing plan

Topography

Technology exceeds tactics

Burnside’s Plan – Why it failed

Line of Battle

Mayre’s Heights

Class participation in the Union march on Mayre’s Heights

Compare to the driveway Remember the Flag Bearer

Demonstration

Logistics. You can’t compete without it (in war or in business)

A good leader sees the forest through the trees (big picture thinking)

The courage (?) of the fighting man For the Union, it was a devastating loss. Technology exceeds tactics. It is still

happening today?

Recap – What to remember