Decisions at Fredericksburg: The Fourteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle

by Chris Mackowski

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621907007
• ISBN13: 9781621907008
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"