Battle of Fredericksburg II

Dates:

May 3, 1863

Other Names:

Marye’s Heights

Location:

Fredericksburg II, Virginia

Key Individuals Involved in the Battle of Fredericksburg II:

Union: Major General John Sedgwick
Confederate: General Jubal A. Early

Outcome:

Union Victory. 2,000 casualties

Overview of the Battle :

On May 1, Gen. Robert E. Lee left Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early’s division to hold Fredericksburg, while marching with the rest of the army to meet Hooker’s main offensive thrust at Chancellorsville. On May 3, the Union VI Corps under Sedgwick, reinforced by John Gibbon’s II Corps division, having crossed the Rappahannock River, assaulted and carried the Confederate entrenchments on Marye’s Heights. The outnumbered Confederates withdrew and regrouped west and southeast of town.
Source: CWSAC Battle Summaries