Video: 'Civil War Combat: Massive Assault at the Battle Of Fredericksburg (S1, E2) | Full Episode' (Dec. 12-13, 1862, at 13:15)

(Saturday, December 13, 1862, 10:00 a.m. local time; during the American Civil War) — Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside suffered one of the most decisive losses for the Union Army during of the American Civil War when he hurled 14 attacks against the Confederate lines today at Marye Heights, above Fredericksburg, Virginia, during the Battle of Fredericksburg, fought in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Continue reading Union troops suffer major defeat in Battle of Fredericksburg during American Civil War 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 13 1862) →