Battle of Marye's Heights

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The Battle of Marye's Heights was a key phase of the American Civil War’s Battle of Fredericksburg, marked by devastating Union assaults against well-entrenched Confederate forces on a fortified ridge above the town.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs assaults on Marye's Heights ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Fredericksburg campaign ⓘ
casualties heavy Union casualties ⓘ
light Confederate casualties relative to Union losses ⓘ
century 19th century ⓘ
cityNearby Fredericksburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Fredericksburg
commander Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ
James Longstreet ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
confederateObjective hold defensive line at Marye's Heights ⓘ
confederateStrengthApproximate several divisions entrenched on and behind the heights ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1862-12-13 ⓘ
defensivePosition Marye's Heights ridge ⓘ
Stone wall at the base of Marye's Heights ⓘ
followedBy Union withdrawal back across the Rappahannock River ⓘ
fortifications artillery emplacements ⓘ
sunken road ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalSignificance iconic example of the futility of frontal assaults against entrenched defenders ⓘ
one of the most lopsided infantry assaults of the American Civil War ⓘ
location Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia ⓘ
memorial part of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park ⓘ
notableCommander George G. Meade ⓘ
Thomas R. R. Cobb ⓘ
Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ
notableUnit Cobb's Brigade (Confederate) ⓘ
Irish Brigade (Union) ⓘ
partOf Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
precededBy Union crossing of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
riverNearby Rappahannock River ⓘ
startDate 1862-12-13 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicImpact damaged Union morale ⓘ
enhanced reputation of Robert E. Lee ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic decisive Confederate defensive success ⓘ
frontal infantry assaults against fortified position ⓘ
terrain elevated ridge overlooking Fredericksburg ⓘ
unionObjective break Confederate line west of Fredericksburg ⓘ
seize Marye's Heights ⓘ
unionStrengthApproximate tens of thousands of Union infantry committed in waves ⓘ
weaponry field artillery ⓘ
rifled muskets ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Battle of Fredericksburg → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Marye's Heights ⓘ