The outcome of this battle probably was determined by a seventeen day wait by Union forces for supplies to build pontoon bridges, allowing Confederate
The outcome of this battle probably was determined by a seventeen day wait by Union forces for supplies to build pontoon bridges, allowing Confederate forces to set up artillery at points such as Telegraph Hill and Howison Hill. Union attacks such as the one led by Edwin Sumner and William Franklin were easily turned back by troops under James Longstreet and Stonewall Jackson. The Union plan to advance on Richmond was halted at this battle on the Rappahannock River, harming the reputation of General Ambrose Burnside. Name this battle that lasted five days in December, 1862.
The outcome of this battle probably was determined by a seventeen day wait by Union forces for supplies to build pontoon bridges, allowing Confederate forces to set up artillery at points such as Telegraph Hill and Howison Hill.
Battle of {Fredericksburg}