Military operation

Mud March

20 Jan 1863 – 22 Jan 1863 · 38.36° N, 77.52° W

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When
20 Jan 1863 – 22 Jan 1863
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
38.36° N, 77.52° W
Description
1863 offensive of the American Civil War

Mud March (American Civil War)

Union offensive during the American Civil War

The Mud March was an abortive offensive by Union Major General Ambrose Burnside and his Army of the Potomac in January 20–22, 1863, during the American Civil War. Burnside had been repulsed by the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Burnside's first attempt to cross the Rappahannock River during the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862.

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