The battle of Fredericksburg was not a Union victory but a fiasco. It showed that Burnside had been promoted above his level of incompetence.
The Battle of Fredericksburg was a lop-side Confederate victory by the Army of Northern Virginia under command of general Robert E. Lee.
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought between the Union and the Confederacy. The outcome of the battle was a victory for the Confederacy. Robert E. Lee led the Confederacy in the battle.
who was the union general at the battle of fredericksberg
Yes. Ambrose Burnside was leader of the Union army, and Robert E. Lee was leader of the Confederates. It was a Confederate victory.
ANSWER The battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was an overwhelming Confederate victory. The Confederates were well fortified in their defensive positions. The Union Army under the newly appointed Commander Ambrose Burnside made numerous attacks against the Confederate positions and were repulsed each time with great loss of life of the Union soldiers. Eventually, Burnside's Generals refused to obey when he ordered more such frontal attacks. The battle had such an effect on the Union Army that Burnside was replaced as Commander, and at the Battle of Gettysburg at the end of "Pickett's Charge" when the situation was reversed,the Union troops were loudly chanting"Fredericksburg","Fredericksburg" because the bitterness of that memory was still very strong.
The Union Commander of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg was Ambrose Burnsides
Grant and Farragut from the Union
Fredericksburg is the answer.
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mom IMPROVEMENT Union Army of the Potomac, led by Major Gen. Ambrose Burnside started the Battle of Fredericksburg.
The Battle of Fredericksburg was the worst defeat for the Union Army. It was General Ambrose Burnside's fault.