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| Various Union blunders were part of the loss at Fredericksburg. The material needed for the pontoon bridges took too long to arrive, giving Confederate forces time to occupy the stone wall and Marye's Heights past the town and an incorrectly identified Confederate withdrawal by Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock caused Union troops, including the 133rd PA, to attack against fresh artillerists under Col. E.P. Alexander. -Sarah M. | Various Union blunders were part of the loss at Fredericksburg. The material needed for the pontoon bridges took too long to arrive, giving Confederate forces time to occupy the stone wall and Marye's Heights past the town and an incorrectly identified Confederate withdrawal by Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock caused Union troops, including the 133rd PA, to attack against fresh artillerists under Col. E.P. Alexander. -Sarah M. |
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| Shortly after the Battle of Fredericksburg, Senate Republicans cast a vote of no-confidence for William Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State. Lincoln met with the 9 senators who intended to overhaul his cabinet after the vote and defended Seward, intending to keep his same cabinet throughout the war. Lincoln also called all cabinet members but Seward to a meeting and imparted that they must all present a united front in defending Seward. After William Seward and Salmon P. Chase both tried to resign, Lincoln rejected that proposal and his cabinet continued with the same members, ending that conflict. | Shortly after the Battle of Fredericksburg, Senate Republicans cast a vote of no-confidence for William Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State. Lincoln met with the 9 senators who intended to overhaul his cabinet after the vote and defended Seward, intending to keep his same cabinet throughout the war. Lincoln also called all cabinet members but Seward to a meeting and imparted that they must all present a united front in defending Seward. After William Seward and Salmon P. Chase both tried to resign, Lincoln rejected that proposal and his cabinet continued with the same members, ending that conflict. -Sarah M. |
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| Fredrick Douglass gave a lecture in Syracuse in which he spoke some harsh remarks, specifically targeting Northern clergymen. He believed that the minister was strong and capable of influencing change in the country because churches served as a "breeding ground" for slaveowners. Douglass criticized them because the clergymen had moral hypocrisy: they preached the Bible but they didn't really resist slavery. (Hannah E.) | Fredrick Douglass gave a lecture in Syracuse in which he spoke some harsh remarks, specifically targeting Northern clergymen. He believed that the minister was strong and capable of influencing change in the country because churches served as a "breeding ground" for slaveowners. Douglass criticized them because the clergymen had moral hypocrisy: they preached the Bible but they didn't really resist slavery. (Hannah E.) |
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| Up to 200 000 troops fought at Fredericksburg on both sides, the scale being surprisingly high for me, as I always imagined Fredericksburg having been a relatively smalle battle compared to Gettysburg, Petersburg or Vicksburg. (Orion van Rooy) | Up to 200 000 troops fought at Fredericksburg on both sides, the scale being surprisingly high for me, as I always imagined Fredericksburg having been a relatively smalle battle compared to Gettysburg, Petersburg or Vicksburg. (Orion van Rooy) |
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| | I found it interesting how the ministers would sing songs to the soldiers to help lift their spirits. This is one of the many things they did to try and push through the bloodshed and trauma of the war. (Lexi) |
