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A walkover for the Confederates.
The Union plan to cross the river and invade the heights was perfectly sound. But the pontoons they needed had got lost in transit, and by the time they arrived, Lee had manned the heights.
The victory was so overwhelming that Lee was actually seen to dance around, hugging other officers - the only time that this deeply reserved aristocrat was ever seen to let his dignity go.
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When did the battle of fredericksburg start and end?
The Battle of Fredericksburg started on December 11th 1862. The Battle of Fredericksburg ended on December 15th 1862.
What strategies where used in the battle of fredericksburg?
What where the strategies for the Fredericksburg war
What was the battle in which General Burnside and the Army of the Potomic were defeated?
Fredericksburg, in Virginia. December, 1862.
How many confederate soldiers fought in the battle of Fredericksburg?
At the Battle of Fredericksburg Gen. Lee had between 75,000 and 80,000 effectives present at the battle.
What battle did hundreds of civilians and soldiers jumped off cliffs rather than surrendered in this battle.?
It sounds like Fredericksburg.
