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The Battle of Fredericksburg
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The Battle of Fredericksburg
This paper discusses the failed battle of Fredericksburg, one of the most important episodes of the American Civil War.
1,771 words (approx. 7.1 pages) |
8 sources |
MLA | 2007
Paper Summary:
The paper relates that the war at Fredericksburg represented a significant change in the overall equation of power between the forces of the Union and those of the Confederacy. The paper explains that the incompetence of General Ambrose E. Burnside proved to be the main cause for the disaster at Fredericksburg. The paper looks at the political pressure that was exercised by President Lincoln, who was pushing towards immediate and efficient results, without considerable regard for the realities on the ground. The paper also notes the confusion of the orders given and the army's inability to adapt to the changing battle conditions.From the Paper:
"Firstly, there is the issue of the Unionist Army's reorganization and reorientation after the taking over of the command by General Ambrose E. Burnside. "Burnside's first act catapulted the chiefs of three corps to the level of grand division commanders" (Gallagher, 1995, 3) He would eventually lead an army made up of three Grand Divisions: the Right, the Center and the Left Divisions. (Burnside, 1862) The Sumner Right Division numbered 31,659 soldiers; there were 40,396 soldiers in the Center Grand Division commanded by Joseph Hooker, and 46,897 soldiers in the Left Grand Division of William Franklin."Sample of Sources Used:
- Burnside, Ambrose. Fredericksburg Order of Battle. Army of the Potomac. The Official Records of the War of The Rebellion 1862. 12 November. < http://www.civilwarhome.com/aopfredericksburg.htm>
- Burnside, Ambrose. Report of Maj. Gen. E. Ambrose Burnside, U. S. Army, commanding Army of the Potomac, Battle of Fredericksburg. The Official Records of the War of The Rebellion. 1862. 12 November 2006. < http://www.civilwarhome.com/burnside.htm>
- Gallagher, Gary. The Fredericksburg Campaign. Decisions on the Rappahannock. North Carolina: UNC Press, 1995.
- Lee, Robert E. Report of General Robert E. Lee, C.S. Army, Commanding Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Fredericksburg. The Official Records of the War of The Rebellion 1862. 12 November. < http://www.civilwarhome.com/leeantietam.htm>
- O'Reilly, Francis Augustin.The Fredericksburg Campaign: winter war on the Rappahannock. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 2003.
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