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union engineers went up to the river bank. workmen from two new york regiments constructed a pair of bridges at the lower crossing, and pushed the upstream spans more than halfway to the fight bank.
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a brigade of mississippians opened fire on the union soldiers who were trying to complete the bridges. the job of the mississippians was to delay any attempt to negotiate the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg. The union side tried nine desperate times to complete the bridge, but everytime was a failure.
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shortly after noon, hunt gave the signal to return fire. this continued for almost two hours, durring of which nearly 8,000 projectiles were "thrown" into the air.
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the courageous mississippians finally withdrew their main line of men, the bridge builders completed their work, and the potomac entered fredericksburg.
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the morning of december 12th was a foggy, cold morning. burnside was calling in reinforcements, but instead of organizing a battle, he diceded to raid and loo the houses all day.
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Burnside issued orders to asslut agains jacksons troops. which is followed by an advance against Marye's Heights.
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meade's men began a march straight towards jacksons front line.
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durring this time, the union artillery successfully arrested the confederate troops.
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the federal commander discarded his strategy, and instructed sumners grand division to move to attack.
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sumners first assult was made arround noon on december 14th.
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on the evening of december 15 1862, Burnside inteligently withdrew his troops to stafford heights, dissmantling the bridges he had built behind him. the battle of fredericksburg has finally come to an end. and in the end, it was a loss for the federal army.
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roughly six weeks after the battle of fredericksbug, Ambrose E. Burnside was relieved by president abraham lincoln. Meaning that he was no longer in charge of the Potomac army.