Battle of Fredericksburg

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkb:military_engagement
gptkbp:aftermath boosted Confederate morale
increased morale for Confederate troops
increased morale for Confederate forces
Union Army's retreat
gptkbp:casualties over 18,000
approximately 18,000
significant losses
12,653
5,377
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
defensive warfare
adequate
not sufficient
gptkbp:commemorated_by reenactments
gptkbp:commemoration annual reenactments
annual ceremonies
observed annually by reenactors
gptkbp:confederate_losses approximately 5,000
gptkbp:confederate_strength approximately 78,000
gptkbp:consequences influence on public opinion
gptkbp:controversy debate over leadership decisions
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:cultural_references books and films
gptkbp:date December 11-15, 1862
1862-12-11
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Art_History
gptkbp:educational_resources historical tours and lectures
gptkbp:famous_for failed frontal assaults
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Fredericksburg_National_Cemetery
various memorials exist at the site
several memorials established
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkbp:fought_against December 11, 1862 and December 15, 1862
gptkbp:has_ability efforts to maintain sites
gptkbp:historical_analysis considered a turning point
studied for military strategy lessons
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
part of the larger conflict of the Civil War
Civil War battles in Virginia
part of the campaign to capture Richmond
gptkbp:historical_documentation battle reports
official reports and maps
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:William_B._Franklin_Jr.
gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:General_William_J._Hardee
gptkb:George_G._Meade
gptkb:General_Longstreet
gptkb:General_John_A._Reynolds
gptkb:General_Samuel_P._Heintzelman
gptkb:General_Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Thomas_Jackson
gptkb:General_Jubal_Early
gptkb:General_John_B._Magruder
gptkb:General_John_Sedgwick
gptkb:General_Richard_H._Anderson
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Richard_S._Ewell
gptkb:General_John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:General_Edward_O._C._Ord
gptkb:General_Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
gptkb:General_A._P._Hill
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:John_Sedgwick
gptkb:General_Richard_S._Ewell
gptkb:General_William_B._Franklin
gptkb:General_John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:General_George_Pickett
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
gptkb:General_D._H._Hill
gptkb:General_John_G._Foster
gptkb:General_William_H._French
gptkb:Henry_Heth
gptkb:General_John_A._Mc_Clernand
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced public opinion on the war
shaped military doctrine
influenced future Union strategies
gptkbp:historical_interpretation varied perspectives
gptkbp:historical_legacy remains a subject of study in military history
study in military strategy
considered a turning point for Union strategy
gptkbp:historical_research ongoing studies and publications
ongoing scholarly work
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the largest battles
one of the largest battles in the war
demonstrated challenges of Union leadership
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Fredericksburg_Battlefield
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:impact_on_confederacy boosted Confederate confidence
gptkbp:impact_on_morale demoralized Union soldiers
gptkbp:impact_on_strategy led to changes in Union military leadership
gptkbp:impact_on_union_leadership criticism of Burnside
gptkbp:influenced_by intelligence failures
gptkbp:key_battles gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkbp:key_event Confederate counterattacks
Union assault on December 13
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:location_type gptkb:City
gptkbp:logistics supply lines
gptkbp:media_coverage newspaper articles
widely reported in newspapers
extensive coverage in newspapers
extensive coverage by newspapers
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Fredericksburg_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkbp:military_strategy use of artillery
use of entrenched positions
gptkbp:military_technology rifled muskets
gptkbp:military_unit corps and divisions
gptkbp:narrative eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Second_Manassas
tactics learned
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Burnside's_failed_assault_on_Marye's_Heights
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson's_flank_attack
gptkb:Burnside's_Bridge
gptkb:Marye's_Heights
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:Marye's_Heights
Sunken Road
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkbp:preservation_efforts battlefield preservation organizations
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
letters from soldiers
letters and diaries of soldiers
gptkbp:public_perception increased criticism of Union leadership
gptkbp:ram memorials and plaques
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance high casualties for Union forces
gptkbp:strategic_goals Union failure to capture Richmond
poor planning by Union leadership
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the Rappahannock River
gptkbp:strategy frontal assault
defensive positions by Confederates
gptkbp:strength approximately 120,000 Union troops
approximately 78,000 Confederate troops
gptkbp:student_organizations offensive attack
gptkbp:tactics_used defensive positions
defensive positions by Confederates
frontal assaults by Union forces
gptkbp:terrain hilly and urban
gptkbp:total_forces approximately 200,000
gptkbp:union_losses approximately 13,000
gptkbp:union_strength approximately 120,000
gptkbp:weather_conditions muddy and cold
cold and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3