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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG
By: Kyle Maloney
Period 4
US and the World II
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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
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GOALS
Burnside wanted to cross the Rappahannock River
Was trying to get to Richmond
Built pontoon bridges to get across river
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UNION LEADER
Ambrose E. Burnside
Born May 23, 1824
Died September, 13 1881
United States Military Academy
114,000 troops
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CONFEDERACY LEADER
Robert E. Lee
Born January 19,1807
Died October 12, 1870
United States Military Academy
72,500 troops
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UNION LOSSES
1,284 were killed
9,600 were wounded
1,769 were captured/missing
12,653 total
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CONFEDERACY LOSSES
608 were killed
4,116 were wounded
653 were captured/missing
5,377 total
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OUTCOME
Gave to Confederate hope
Confederate was all fired up
Union took a lot of criticism from politics and the press
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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.