The Classic Novel of the Civil War
... In The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara recapitulates the Battle of Gettysburg. Rather than inventing characters through which to illumine his own perspective of the event, he attempts to recreate events during and leading up to the battle and to reconstruct the actions of several generals who particip ...
... In The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara recapitulates the Battle of Gettysburg. Rather than inventing characters through which to illumine his own perspective of the event, he attempts to recreate events during and leading up to the battle and to reconstruct the actions of several generals who particip ...
1863 and the Battle of Mine Run
... after detaching a division to guard the fords and the army's supply trains, would follow Sykes across, and form the link between V Corps and Warren. If successful, this maneuver would outflank Lee's right and interpose the Union army between the Confederates and the direct route to Richmond. Unfortu ...
... after detaching a division to guard the fords and the army's supply trains, would follow Sykes across, and form the link between V Corps and Warren. If successful, this maneuver would outflank Lee's right and interpose the Union army between the Confederates and the direct route to Richmond. Unfortu ...
THE CIVIL WAR - algonac.k12.mi.us
... greatest victory of the war. But he paid a terrible price for it. With only 52,000 infantry engaged, he suffered 12,764 casualties, losing some 25 percent of his force—men that the Confederacy, with its limited manpower, could not replace. Just as seriously, Lee lost several top generals, most notab ...
... greatest victory of the war. But he paid a terrible price for it. With only 52,000 infantry engaged, he suffered 12,764 casualties, losing some 25 percent of his force—men that the Confederacy, with its limited manpower, could not replace. Just as seriously, Lee lost several top generals, most notab ...
1861 Fort Sumter Attacked
... their previous defeat at Chickamauga by storming up the face of Missionary Ridge ...
... their previous defeat at Chickamauga by storming up the face of Missionary Ridge ...
The North Wins
... seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack again, all the while moving south toward Richmond. At the Battle of the Wilderness in May 18 ...
... seeking to meet up with Grant’s troops in Virginia. Since May 1864, Grant and his generals had been fighting savage battles against Lee’s forces. In battle after battle, Grant would attack, rest, then attack again, all the while moving south toward Richmond. At the Battle of the Wilderness in May 18 ...
SOME BACKGROUND ON THE FILM GODS AND GENERALS
... Lincoln appointed Major General Joseph Hooker commander of his army. Hooker was a career officer with high courage and low moral standards. The term “hooker” as an acronym for prostitute emanated from his practice of allowing such women to trail his camp wherever he went. It was said about his headq ...
... Lincoln appointed Major General Joseph Hooker commander of his army. Hooker was a career officer with high courage and low moral standards. The term “hooker” as an acronym for prostitute emanated from his practice of allowing such women to trail his camp wherever he went. It was said about his headq ...
Southern General Robert E. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox
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They Led at Gettysburg, The Confederate and Union Generals
... Lee’s “Old Warhorse”, Longstreet was a better defensive than offensive strategist. He continually urged Lee to refrain from attacking the Army of the Potomac. Instead, he wanted Lee to shift around the Union left flank, thereby forcing Meade to attack the Confederates. Longstreet was late in launchi ...
... Lee’s “Old Warhorse”, Longstreet was a better defensive than offensive strategist. He continually urged Lee to refrain from attacking the Army of the Potomac. Instead, he wanted Lee to shift around the Union left flank, thereby forcing Meade to attack the Confederates. Longstreet was late in launchi ...
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
... At their surrender meeting, General Robert E. Lee showed up in his best attire. He wore a crisp new uniform. He had the sword that Jefferson Davis, the leader of the Confederacy, gave to him. This was contrasted by the mud stained uniform worn by Ulysses S. Grant. Grant and Lee had previously fough ...
... At their surrender meeting, General Robert E. Lee showed up in his best attire. He wore a crisp new uniform. He had the sword that Jefferson Davis, the leader of the Confederacy, gave to him. This was contrasted by the mud stained uniform worn by Ulysses S. Grant. Grant and Lee had previously fough ...
Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
... designed to capture the federate capital at Richmond, Virginia • The first battle was when Grant ordered General Meade to Spotsylvania, where the fighting raged for 5 days • Over the next month, Union soldiers moved the Confederate troops back toward Richmond • However, Grant experienced his worst d ...
... designed to capture the federate capital at Richmond, Virginia • The first battle was when Grant ordered General Meade to Spotsylvania, where the fighting raged for 5 days • Over the next month, Union soldiers moved the Confederate troops back toward Richmond • However, Grant experienced his worst d ...
Battle of Appomattox Court House
... The final campaign for Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America, began when the Federal Army of the Potomac crossed the James River in June 1864. The armies under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to Petersburg and Richmond, intending to cut the two citi ...
... The final campaign for Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America, began when the Federal Army of the Potomac crossed the James River in June 1864. The armies under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to Petersburg and Richmond, intending to cut the two citi ...
ch16 study guide quiz
... 2. List the name of Sam Grant’s first victory in the Civil War. 3. Name the first battle of the Civil War. 4. Name the battle that secured the Mississippi River for the USA. 5. Name the general that secured the Mississippi River for the USA. 6. List the month and year of the Gettysburg Address. 7. N ...
... 2. List the name of Sam Grant’s first victory in the Civil War. 3. Name the first battle of the Civil War. 4. Name the battle that secured the Mississippi River for the USA. 5. Name the general that secured the Mississippi River for the USA. 6. List the month and year of the Gettysburg Address. 7. N ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... barely see each other. Grant lost over 17,000 men, but pushed on. • Battle of Cold Harbor (June, 1864) – 7,000 Union casualties, most in the first few minutes of battle. ...
... barely see each other. Grant lost over 17,000 men, but pushed on. • Battle of Cold Harbor (June, 1864) – 7,000 Union casualties, most in the first few minutes of battle. ...
Strategy of the Civil War 1863
... a correction on the American Revolution A correction that did not come to full fruition until the 1960’s And is still going on today. Views anything remotely critical as being neoConfederate. Egalitarian, leftwing, activist view of history that distorts the past as much or more than corrects it. ...
... a correction on the American Revolution A correction that did not come to full fruition until the 1960’s And is still going on today. Views anything remotely critical as being neoConfederate. Egalitarian, leftwing, activist view of history that distorts the past as much or more than corrects it. ...
Appomattox Court House
... Army of Northern Virginia, was typical of hundreds of hamlets t h r o u g h o u t the South. A federal soldier noted at the time that it consisted of only a handful of dwellings, a tavern, and a c o u r t h o u s e , " a l l on one s t r e e t and t h a t was boarded up at one end t o keep the cows ...
... Army of Northern Virginia, was typical of hundreds of hamlets t h r o u g h o u t the South. A federal soldier noted at the time that it consisted of only a handful of dwellings, a tavern, and a c o u r t h o u s e , " a l l on one s t r e e t and t h a t was boarded up at one end t o keep the cows ...
Lee Surrenders to Grant
... Lee Surrenders to Grant, 1865 On April 9, 1865 Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This effectively ended the Civil War. Below is Grant’s account of the surrender from his autobiography published in 1885. The painting o ...
... Lee Surrenders to Grant, 1865 On April 9, 1865 Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This effectively ended the Civil War. Below is Grant’s account of the surrender from his autobiography published in 1885. The painting o ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... • As Grant's infantrymen slogged their way south, the Union fleet ran by the guns at Vicksburg under the cover of darkness. • The fleet withstood the punishing fire that poured forth from Confederate cannon with the loss of only one ship. • By morning, the Union fleet was below Vicksburg. ...
... • As Grant's infantrymen slogged their way south, the Union fleet ran by the guns at Vicksburg under the cover of darkness. • The fleet withstood the punishing fire that poured forth from Confederate cannon with the loss of only one ship. • By morning, the Union fleet was below Vicksburg. ...
The Final Salute Tour
... Virginia at Spotsylvania Courthouse. Here Lee and Grant met for the just the second time in May of 1864. We begin our story at Spotsylvania Court House with the costliest Battle of the War. You will hear the personal stories of those men who fought as your historian guide brings to life the beginnin ...
... Virginia at Spotsylvania Courthouse. Here Lee and Grant met for the just the second time in May of 1864. We begin our story at Spotsylvania Court House with the costliest Battle of the War. You will hear the personal stories of those men who fought as your historian guide brings to life the beginnin ...
A Talk Delivered by James J. Geary Before the Harrisonburg
... General Joe Johnston’s army in North Carolina was frustrated by General Philip Sheridan’s cavalry and by 50,000 Union infantry across his path to the south. In desperation Lee headed for Lynchburg where he hoped to resupply his army. But his army was falling apart. He had lost 4000 men the week befo ...
... General Joe Johnston’s army in North Carolina was frustrated by General Philip Sheridan’s cavalry and by 50,000 Union infantry across his path to the south. In desperation Lee headed for Lynchburg where he hoped to resupply his army. But his army was falling apart. He had lost 4000 men the week befo ...
File
... had his flanking forces take a defensive position at Chancellorsville (located a few miles west of Fredericksburg). ...
... had his flanking forces take a defensive position at Chancellorsville (located a few miles west of Fredericksburg). ...
Ten Miles from Richmond - The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg
... At first, this was exactly how the scene promised to play. Two Union cavalry divisions arrived at the Cold Harbor crossroads on May 31, clearing out a "slight force of [Confederate] cavalry." Alarmed, Lee at once tried to recover the crossroads by dispatching an entire division of Confederate cavalr ...
... At first, this was exactly how the scene promised to play. Two Union cavalry divisions arrived at the Cold Harbor crossroads on May 31, clearing out a "slight force of [Confederate] cavalry." Alarmed, Lee at once tried to recover the crossroads by dispatching an entire division of Confederate cavalr ...
Mine Run Campaign - Visit Orange County VA
... cavalry along the Orange Plank Road (modern Route 610) near New Hope Church. Most importantly, the entire Union Thrid Corps, commanded by William B. French, collided with Confederates at the Payne farm, on the road from the Rapidan to Robertson’s Tavern. Confederate general Edward Johnson launched a ...
... cavalry along the Orange Plank Road (modern Route 610) near New Hope Church. Most importantly, the entire Union Thrid Corps, commanded by William B. French, collided with Confederates at the Payne farm, on the road from the Rapidan to Robertson’s Tavern. Confederate general Edward Johnson launched a ...
Reviews - Association of the United States Army
... why, contrary to Army doctrine and his experiences, Krohn was told by his political contacts that “the Army didn’t see the need to take artillery, while [his] military contacts said the political leadership set the rules. … In short, if soldiers were killed or wounded in Afghanistan because there wa ...
... why, contrary to Army doctrine and his experiences, Krohn was told by his political contacts that “the Army didn’t see the need to take artillery, while [his] military contacts said the political leadership set the rules. … In short, if soldiers were killed or wounded in Afghanistan because there wa ...
total war
... To: General R. E. Lee, Commanding CSA The results of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion ...
... To: General R. E. Lee, Commanding CSA The results of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion ...
The Road to Gettysburg
... • In the Battle of the Wilderness (May, 1864) Union and Confederate forces fought in a tangle of trees and brush so thick that they could barely see each other. • Fire broke out during the battle, and some of the wounded burned to death. • Grant lost over 17,000 men, but pushed on. ...
... • In the Battle of the Wilderness (May, 1864) Union and Confederate forces fought in a tangle of trees and brush so thick that they could barely see each other. • Fire broke out during the battle, and some of the wounded burned to death. • Grant lost over 17,000 men, but pushed on. ...
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Both armies suffered heavy casualties, a harbinger of a bloody war of attrition by Grant against Lee's army and, eventually, the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia. The battle was tactically inconclusive, as Grant disengaged and continued his offensive.Grant attempted to move quickly through the dense underbrush of the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, but Lee launched two of his corps on parallel roads to intercept him. On the morning of May 5, the Union V Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren attacked the Confederate Second Corps, commanded by Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, on the Orange Turnpike. That afternoon the Third Corps, commanded by Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill, encountered Brig. Gen. George W. Getty's division (VI Corps) and Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock's II Corps on the Orange Plank Road. Fighting until dark was fierce but inconclusive as both sides attempted to maneuver in the dense woods.At dawn on May 6, Hancock attacked along the Plank Road, driving Hill's Corps back in confusion, but the First Corps of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet arrived in time to prevent the collapse of the Confederate right flank. Longstreet followed up with a surprise flanking attack from an unfinished railroad bed that drove Hancock's men back to the Brock Road, but the momentum was lost when Longstreet was wounded by his own men. An evening attack by Brig. Gen. John B. Gordon against the Union right flank caused consternation at Union headquarters, but the lines stabilized and fighting ceased. On May 7, Grant disengaged and moved to the southeast, intending to leave the Wilderness to interpose his army between Lee and Richmond, leading to the bloody Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.