Battle+of+Fredericksburg

 **The Battle of Fredericksburg (Dec. 13, 1862)**   General Burnside was leading Union troops across the Rapphannock River, the only problem was that the pontoon bridges did not arrive to them for seventeen days which would help them cross the river into the battle. This issue gave General Lee's army plenty of time to prepare because they knew that the Union troops were coming. The Confederate army occupied Marye's heights,over-looking the town. When the five pontoon bridges were set up, the Union troops were under fire and crossed the river on December 12. General Burnside mounted many of futile frontal assaults on Prospect hill and Marye's heights. The Union troops were forced to flee from the battle because of the major casualties they had suffered from. They had recrossed the river to end their campaign. Union generals C. Feger Jackson, and George Bayer, were killed in the battle. The Confederate generals that were killed in the battle were Thomas R.R. Cobb, and Maxey Gregg. The Union managed to make a dent into General E. Lee's army, but the dent wasn't enough. The Confederate army had been victorious in the battle of Fredericksburg.

Sites for information

http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va028.htm and http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/battle-fredericksburg.htm

