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December 11
Union troops cross pontoon bridges over the Rappahannock River and attack and loot the town of Fredericksburg. Basically the Union troops go to Fredericksburg to attack the confederates. -
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The Battle of Fredericksburg
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December 13
December 13, 1862 - The only Union success at the Battle of Fredericksburg comes when Union general George G. Meade achieves a breakthrough against Confederate general A. P. Hill's division. The Union breaksthrough Confederate division -
December 13
Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia crush Union general Ambrose E. Burnside and the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg in one of the most lopsided defeats of the war. -
December 13
Union general Edwin V. Sumner is ordered to advance on Confederate general James Longstreet's entrenched position during the Battle of Fredericksburg. Heavy artillery fire from Longstreet's men prevents Union troops from advancing, and thousands are killed. The Union troops try to move forward but heavy artillery fire from longstreet's men doesn't allow them to continue. In result thousands were killed. -
December 14
Union general Ambrose E. Burnside orders his army to retreat back across the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg under cover of night. This move marks the end of the Battle of Fredericksburg, one of the Confederacy's most lopsided victories. The Confederacy win's when the Union retreats for the night ending the battle at Fredericksburg.
