On December 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg Virginia, Robert E. Lee's Confederate army was positioned behined a stonewall some 3000 strong and were lined up in multiple ranks for about 600 yards and another 3000 were atop the slope behind them with their artillay.Before the battle Lee's artillary commander Edward Porter Alexander assured him "we have that ground so covered that a chicken could not live on that field when we open on it"
There were no braver men than the Union soldiers at Fredericksburg. There were 14 charges made against the stonewall, all of which failed, with some 7000 to 8000 casualties (Confederate 1200 casualties). One onlooker wrote " the men charging the stonewall looked like snow falling on the warm ground". General Lee was moved by how brave the Union soldiers were that while watching the battle he said " it is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow so fond of it".
On hearing the news of this military desaster Abraham Lincoln said " My god, my god. What will the country say?"
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On December 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg Virginia, Robert E. Lee's Confederate army was positioned behined a stonewall some 3000 strong and were lined up in multiple ranks for about 600 yards and another 3000 were atop the slope behind them with their artillay.Before the battle Lee's artillary commander Edward Porter Alexander assured him "we have that ground so covered that a chicken could not live on that field when we open on it"
There were no braver men than the Union soldiers at Fredericksburg. There were 14 charges made against the stonewall, all of which failed, with some 7000 to 8000 casualties (Confederate 1200 casualties). One onlooker wrote " the men charging the stonewall looked like snow falling on the warm ground". General Lee was moved by how brave the Union soldiers were that while watching the battle he said " it is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow so fond of it".
On hearing the news of this military desaster Abraham Lincoln said " My god, my god. What will the country say?"
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