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Fredericksburg
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| November 17, 1862 | Burnsides Right Grand Division, under the command of Edwin Vose Sumner arrives north of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg. | Virginia |
| Edwin Vose Sumner | ||
| December 11, 1862 | Federal forces occupy the city of Fredericksburg | Virginia |
| December 13, 1862 | Battle of Fredericksburg
General Ambrose Burnside and the Army of the Potomac is soundly beaten by Lee's Army of North Virginia. |
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| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Ambrose Burnside | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| William B. Franklin | ||
| Edwin Vose Sumner | ||
| Jubal Anderson Early | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| December 13, 1862 | Confederate General T. R. R. Cobb dies during the battle of Fredericksburg. South Carolinian Maxcy Gregg is mortally wounded and dies two days later. | Georgia |
| Generals Who Died In the Civil War |
Battle Overview
On December 13, 1862, the Army of the Potomac struck the entrenched Army of Northern Virginia guarding the Richmond Road (connecting Washington D. C. to Richmond, Virginia in the hills just south of the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In spite of a 30,000 man numerical superiority, the Army of the Potomac was soundly defeated.
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On December 13, 1862, the Army of the Potomac struck the entrenched Army of Northern Virginia guarding the Richmond Road (connecting Washington D. C. to Richmond, Virginia in the hills just south of the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In spite of a 30,000 man numerical superiority, the Army of the Potomac was soundly defeated.
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Army of Northern Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia
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