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Decisions at Fredericksburg - The Fourteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle (Paperback)
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Decisions at Fredericksburg - The Fourteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle (Paperback)
Series: Command Decisions in America's Civil War
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In the fall of 1862, after a leadership shake-up initiated by
Lincoln, Gen. Ambrose Burnside assumed command of the Army of the
Potomac and developed an aggressive plan to attack the Confederate
capital of Richmond. However, in order to reach Richmond, Burnside
had to march through Fredericksburg, where Gen. Robert E. Lee's
Army of Northern Virginia was well entrenched. After crossing the
Rappahannock River under enemy fire, Burnside and his troops
engaged Lee's army within the city, then launched a futile frontal
assault against a heavily fortified ridge west of Fredericksburg.
The end result was a decisive victory for the Confederacy, as the
Union army suffered more than double the number of casualties as
its foes. Burnside would resign a month later but would resurface
as war in the Western Theater grew heated.Decisions at
Fredericksburg explores the critical decisions made by Confederate
and Union commanders during the battle and how these decisions
shaped its outcome. Rather than offering a history of the battle,
Chris Mackowski hones in on a sequence of critical decisions made
by commanders on both sides of the contest to provide a blueprint
of the Battle of Fredericksburg at its tactical core. Identifying
and exploring the critical decisions in this way allows students of
the battle to progress from knowledge of what happened to a mature
grasp of why events happened. Complete with maps and a driving
tour, Decisions at Fredericksburg is an indispensable primer, and
readers looking for a concise introduction to the battle can tour
this sacred ground-or read about it at their leisure-with key
insights into the campaign and a deeper understanding of the Civil
War itself. Decisions at Fredericksburg is the eleventh in a series
of books that will explore the critical decisions of major
campaigns and battles of the Civil War.
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