A fight for Marye's Heights took place during this battle, which saw Union engineers build numerous pontoon bridges to cross the Franklin River of Northern Virginia.
Following this battle, one side attempted a disastrous offensive known as the Mud March. During it, the Confederate soldier Richard Rowland Kirkland aided wounded Union soldiers and became known as the Angel of one location. That location was the site of a failed assault by Edwin Sumner that was repulsed by the First Corps of James Longstreet. A fight for Marye's Heights took place during this battle, which saw Union engineers build numerous pontoon bridges to cross the Franklin River of Northern Virginia. For 10 points, name this lopsided Confederate victory of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee crushed Union forces under Ambrose Burnside.
Following this battle, one side attempted a disastrous offensive known as the Mud March.
Battle of {Fredericksburg}