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Lecture 8: the tide turns, 1863: fredericksburg & chancellorsville. A time of torment: christmas season 1862. Union forces were now under command of a new general. Nightmare at fredericksburg virginia: general ambrose burnside & the slaughter at. Burnside led a massive army, as he was under pressure to defeat confederate forces, towards virginia, hoping he would overtake and defeat the confederates. Fredericksburg was located near a key river. Robert e. lee decided he was going to send his best sharpshooters in marye"s. Heights (small hill to shoot at union soldiers). By nightfall, union troops controlled the village of fredericksburg. Burnside then ordered his troops to attack marye"s heights. Burnside wouldn"t stop sending troops up the hill, however, they were all becoming slaughtered. By the end, burnside had lost 12,000 men. News of defeat at fredericksburg was sent by telegraph to lincoln. Lincoln relieved burnside of his duties and appointed hooker as general.