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This important piece of history was rescued from development by metal detectorists on private property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe battle began on December 11, 1862, when Union engineers began constructing pontoon bridges to facilitate the crossing of the Rappahannock River. However, delays in completing the bridges allowed Confederate forces under General James Longstreet to occupy strong defensive positions on the heights overlooking the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 13, Burnside launched a series of frontal assaults against the Confederate positions. Union troops advanced across open ground under heavy fire from Confederate infantry and artillery, suffering devastating casualties. The most infamous Union assault occurred against Marye's Heights, where Confederate troops under General Stonewall Jackson were entrenched behind a stone wall at the base of the heights. Despite repeated attempts, Union forces were unable to break through the Confederate defenses, and the attacks were repulsed with heavy losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe battle continued into December 14, with additional Union assaults failing to dislodge the Confederates from their positions. By the evening of December 15, Burnside conceded defeat and ordered a withdrawal across the Rappahannock River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Fredericksburg resulted in a decisive Confederate victory, with Union casualties numbering over 12,000 killed, wounded, or missing, compared to around 5,000 Confederate casualties. 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Grant fight for control of West Tennessee, a confederate army under General Johnston makes a stand near the Tennessee River. The ferocity of this battle showed both sides for the 1st time, that this war will be a long and costly one. This fired bullet witnessed this battle and was rescued from development by Metal Detectorists on private property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe battle was one of the earliest and bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War, involving the Union Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, and the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by General Albert Sidney Johnston, initially, and later by General P.G.T. Beauregard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe battle began on the morning of April 6, 1862, when Confederate forces launched a surprise attack on Union encampments near Pittsburg Landing. The Union troops, caught off guard, initially struggled to organize a defense but managed to establish a defensive line anchored along a sunken road known as the \"Hornet's Nest.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the day, both sides suffered heavy casualties as the fighting raged fiercely across the battlefield. The Union forces, despite being surprised, managed to hold their ground and prevent a complete rout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the evening of April 6, reinforcements arrived for the Union army, including Major General Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio. This bolstered Union numbers and allowed them to stabilize their lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe following day, April 7, the Union army launched a counterattack, gradually pushing back the Confederate forces. 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