Ambrose Burnside launches a doomed Federal assault on Robert E. Lee’s Confederate defenses south and west of Fredericksburg.
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Ambrose Burnside launches a doomed Federal assault on Robert E. Lee’s Confederate defenses south and west of Fredericksburg.
Federals occupying points on the North Carolina coast advance to the mainland in hopes of capturing one of the state’s largest cities.