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Fredericksburg I
Maryes' Heights Virginia
American Civil War
December 11-15, 1862
Fredericksburg 1 would unfold in an amphitheater bounded by the Rappahannock River and by the line of hills fortified by Lee. When Jackson's men arrived Longstreet moved his corps north, defending five miles of Lee's front. He mounted guns at Strong points such as Taylor's Hill, Marye's Heights, Howison Hill, and Telegraph (later Lee's) Hill, the Confederate command post. "Old
Pete's" five divisions of infantry supported his artillery at the base of the slopes.
On November 14, Union General Burnside, now in command of the Army of the Potomac, sent a corps to occupy the vicinity of Falmouth near Fredericksburg. The rest of the army soon followed. Lee reacted by entrenching his army on the heights behind the town.
On December 11, Union engineers laid five pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock under fire. On the 12th, the Federal army crossed over, and on December 13, Burnside mounted a series of futile frontal assaults on Prospect Hill and Marye's Heights that resulted in staggering casualties.
Meade's division, on the Union left flank, briefly penetrated Jackson's line but was driven back by a counterattack. Union generals C. Feger Jackson and George Bayard, and Confederate generals Thomas R.R. Cobb and Maxey Gregg were killed.
On December 15, Burnside called off the offensive and recrossed the river, ending the campaign. Burnside initiated a new offensive in January 1863, which quickly bogged down in the winter mud. The abortive "Mud March" and other failures led to Burnside's replacement by Major General Joseph Hooker in January 1863.
Result(s): Confederate victory
Location: Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg
Campaign: Fredericksburg Campaign (November-December 1862) This campaign had just this battle Campaigns
Date(s): December 11-15, 1862
Principal Commanders: Major General Ambrose E. Burnside [US]; General Robert E. Lee [CS]
Forces Engaged: 172,504 total (US 100,007; CS 72,497)
Estimated Casualties: 17,929 total (US 13,353; CS 4,576)
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