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The command of the Federal Army of the Potomac went to Major General Joseph Hooker after Fredericksburg.
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Who was the union leader at the battle of fredericksburg?
who was the union general at the battle of fredericksberg
What general won the battle of fredericksburg?
Grant and Farragut from the Union
Who was the general who lost at the Battle of Fredericksburg?
It was General Ambrose Everett Burnside (Union Army).
Who was the union troop general during the battle of fredericksburg?
Ambrose Burnside
Who was general at the battle of fredericksburg?
Union - Ambrose Burnside Confederate - Robert E. Lee
What battle was the worst defeat for the union?
The Battle of Fredericksburg was the worst defeat for the Union Army. It was General Ambrose Burnside's fault.
Following the Union defeat at Fredericksburg in December 1862 President Lincoln replaced General Burnside with?
general Joseph hooker
What were the demands of Union General Sumner on Fredericksburg Virginia in 1862?
On November 21, 1862, Union General Sumner wanted to spare the citizens of Fredericksburg, Virginia from any harm the impending battle with General Lee's army. Sumner demanded that the city either surrender or be evacuated. Most of the women, children and elderly men evacuated.
Who was the leader for the battle of Fredericksburg?
The Union side had General Ambrose Burnside The Confederacy had General Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson or Thomas Jackson
Lincoln replaced after a poorly planned attack on Fredericksburg cost approximately 12700 Union soldiers lives?
General Burnside
When did general Burnsides send union forces to attack Fredericksburg?
The first action of the Battle of Fredericksburg was that carried on the night of December 11, 1862 by the Union artillery, that bombarded the town of Fredericksburg, followed by the landing of 4 regiments, who drove off the Confederate defenders, thus allowing the engineers to throw floating bridges across the Rapahannock.
What caused the retreat of Confederate soldiers from the defense of Fredericksburg in 1862?
General Lee never meant to prevent the capture of Fredericksburg by the Union army. He planned to delay their advance by forcing some house to house fighting in the almost deserted city of Fredericksburg. Lee's troops did finally retreat after a massive barrage of 150 Union artillery blasts.
