Ambrose Everett Burnside13 December 1862
Leads the Northern army of 113,000 defended by Jackson with 75,000. Fails to capture Fredericksburg
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Leads the Northern army of 113,000 defended by Jackson with 75,000. Fails to capture Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg is defended by Jackson with a southern army of 75,000. Burnside leads a Northern army of 113,000 but fails to capture Fredericksburg
Supports Jackson at Fredericksburg
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