Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
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Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
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The Union tried to divide the
Confederate Army at Fredericksburg, but the attempt
failed.
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Ambrose Attacks • November 1862• General Ambrose E. Burnside sent to
replace McClellan as leader of Army of the Potomac.
• Strategy: attack Richmond by way of Fredericksburg
• Burnside caught Lee by surprise but delays in crossing the river left Lee enough time to organize and entrench Confederate forces.
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• The Union lost the battle and suffered heavy casualties. – Union army was forced to charge uphill– Union Casualties = 12,600 and Confederate
Casualties = 5,300
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Chancellorsville
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Hooker Attacks • April 1863• General Joseph Hooker sent to replace
Ambrose as leader of Army of the Potomac.
• Strategy: outflank the Confederate army at Fredericksburg – Hooker planned to attack the flank of Lee’s
Army while it was stationed at Fredericksburg– Ended up entrenching his men at
Chancellorsville– Lee attacked the entrenchment
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– Lee almost manages to divide the Union line, but after 3 days of attack Hooker will call for a retreat.
• The Confederates win a major victory.– This battle was Lee’s tactical masterpiece, as he
flanked Hooker’s flank. Hooker had been knocked off his horse and was not thinking clearly in the battle.
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At the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2,
1863, Stonewall Jackson was killed by friendly fire.
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