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Decisions at Fredericksburg : the fourteen critical decisions that defined the battle / Chris Mackowski ; maps by Edward Alexander.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mackowski, Chris, author.
- Series:
- Command decisions in America's Civil War
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- United States.
- History.
- Strategy--History--19th century.
- Strategy.
- Military campaigns.
- Virginia--Fredericksburg.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Fourteen critical decisions that defined the battle
- Place of Publication:
- Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Early in the Civil War, the Union sought to put a quick end to the Southern rebellion by capturing Richmond, Virginia, the new capital of the Confederacy. The Army of the Potomac, under the recently promoted leadership of Major General Ambrose Burnside moved to take Richmond, but delays in pontoon bridge construction and troop movement allowed General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia ample time to entrench his troops and block Burnside's advance. As Burnside finally crossed the Rappahannock River, his troops engaged in direct combat with the Confederate defensive positions, leading to several failed frontal assaults and one of the more lopsided victories for the Confederacy of the entire Civil War. Intended for the Command Decisions in America's Civil War series, Chris Mackowski's study examines the tactical choices at the heart of the Battle of Fredericksburg. Rather than offering a history of the battle, Mackowski focuses on the critical decisions confronting Federal and Confederate leaders and ultimately shaping the battle as we know it today"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Before the Campaign, September
- November 1862
- ch. 2 The Campaign Begins, November 7
- December 10, 1862
- ch. 3 The First Day of Fighting, December 11, 1862
- ch. 4 The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862
- ch. 5 The Battle Not Fought, December 14
- 15, 1862.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mackowski, Chris. Decisions at Fredericksburg
- ISBN:
- 9781621907008
- 1621907007
- OCLC:
- 1259584280
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