Burnside's Campaign

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath increased_criticism_of_Burnside
gptkbp:battle Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:casualties Union: 12,653
Confederate:_5,377
gptkbp:celebrates annual reenactments
gptkbp:climate muddy terrain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in literature and film
gptkbp:date 1862
gptkbp:followedBy Mud March
gptkbp:historicalContext part of the larger Fredericksburg Campaign
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkbp:historicalImpact influenced_Union_strategy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod varied among historians
letters and diaries of soldiers
memorials erected in honor of soldiers
effectiveness_of_Burnside's_leadership
gptkbp:historicalSignificance illustrates_challenges_of_Civil_War_leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burnside's Campaign
gptkbp:impact shifted_Union_tactics
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:legacy remains a subject of study
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:logistics supply shortages
gptkbp:militaryRank influenced future military tactics
offensive operations
decisive Confederate victory
questioned after the battle
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Marye's Heights
gptkbp:notableEvent crossing_of_the_Rappahannock_River
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:politicalPosition increased_pressure_on_Lincoln
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:publicPerception controversial among historians
gptkbp:relatedPatent Chancellorsville Campaign
gptkbp:result Union defeat
gptkbp:scope capture_of_Fredericksburg
gptkbp:significance strategic failure for the Union
gptkbp:strategicGoals importance of reconnaissance
disrupt_Confederate_supply_lines
gptkbp:supportRole low after defeat
difficult for Union forces
site is preserved as a historic site
gptkbp:tactics frontal assault
gptkbp:yearEstablished December 11, 1862
December 15, 1862