The Battle of Fredericksburg
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Transcript of The Battle of Fredericksburg
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.