Fredericksburg campaign

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The Fredericksburg campaign was a major American Civil War operation in late 1862 in which Union forces under Ambrose Burnside attempted and failed to seize the Confederate stronghold of Fredericksburg, Virginia, resulting in a lopsided Confederate victory.

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Fredericksburg Campaign 4
Fredericksburg campaign canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War campaign ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownFor Burnside’s failed offensive plan ⓘ
associatedWithLeaderChange replacement of George B. McClellan by Ambrose Burnside ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
Union ⓘ
casualtiesSide high Union casualties ⓘ
lower Confederate casualties ⓘ
category Campaigns of the American Civil War ⓘ
chronologicalOrder late 1862 operation ⓘ
commandedByConfederateGeneral Robert E. Lee ⓘ
commandedByUnionGeneral Ambrose Burnside ⓘ
conflictOf American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defensivePosition Marye's Heights ⓘ
endDate 1862-12 ⓘ
followedBy Chancellorsville campaign ⓘ
front Eastern Front of the American Civil War ⓘ
hasCommander Ambrose Burnside ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
hasMajorBattle Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
involves artillery bombardment of Fredericksburg ⓘ
urban combat in Fredericksburg ⓘ
location Fredericksburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Fredericksburg
militaryBranch Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
notableFeature frontal assaults on Marye's Heights ⓘ
heavy Union casualties ⓘ
use of pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock River ⓘ
objective capture Fredericksburg, Virginia ⓘ
open the road to Richmond ⓘ
opposingForce Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
outcome Union offensive failed ⓘ
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Maryland campaign ⓘ
linked to: Maryland Campaign
result Confederate victory ⓘ
river Rappahannock River ⓘ
significance damaged Union morale ⓘ
enhanced reputation of Robert E. Lee ⓘ
startDate 1862-11 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicContext Union attempt to advance on Richmond in late 1862 ⓘ
tacticalAssessment lopsided Confederate defensive success ⓘ
theater Virginia ⓘ
typeOfOperation Union offensive ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Fredericksburg → campaign → Fredericksburg campaign ⓘ
Maryland Campaign → followedBy → Fredericksburg Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Fredericksburg campaign
Battle of Marye's Heights → campaign → Fredericksburg campaign ⓘ
Light Division → associatedCampaign → Fredericksburg Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Fredericksburg campaign
Ninth Corps (Army of the Ohio) → participatedIn → Fredericksburg Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Fredericksburg campaign
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia → includes → Fredericksburg Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Fredericksburg campaign