What is the importance of the battle of Fredricksburg?

Answer 1

It was not especially important.

Burnside's plan was quite workable. But it depended on a number of pontoons that were needed for his army to cross the river, and these had gone astray.

By the time they arrived, Burnside had lost the element of surprise, and the battle was an inevitable disaster.

As morale was so low, the army would not be up to any serious campaigning for the rest of the winter, and so there was a loss of momentum in the Northern war-effort. Burnside was replaced by Hooker.

Answer 2

this battledevastated the union army and crippled the north's morale. it lasted four days, starting at Hamilton's Crossing with the union advance coming upon a rebel line. when they finally broke through, a confederate counterattack swooped in and reestablished the line. the fighting continued at fredricksburg and Marye's Heights. 14 full-scale assaults were made by the federals on a sunken lane in which the confederates were waiting, but none of them succeeded. the rebels in the lane stood 4 deep and their musket fire was uninterrupted, dropping union troops like flies. yet another confederate victory by General Lee. Realizing defeat, the union army of the Potomac retreated, with their confidence in Maj. Gen. Burnside badly shaken. *EDIT* By: AustinAction: Fixed Misspelled Words

Answer 3

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