84 ARMY March 2009
... and to Meade, his two senior commanders, indicate that Grant fully comprehended Lincoln’s military objectives. To Sherman, Grant wrote, “It is my design, if the enemy keep quiet and allow me to take the initiative in the spring campaign, to work all parts of the Army together and somewhat towards a ...
... and to Meade, his two senior commanders, indicate that Grant fully comprehended Lincoln’s military objectives. To Sherman, Grant wrote, “It is my design, if the enemy keep quiet and allow me to take the initiative in the spring campaign, to work all parts of the Army together and somewhat towards a ...
confederate historical association of belgium
... Emory Upton was regarded as a solider of great promise with a good head on his shoulders, despite being perceived by his superiors and peers as aloof and arrogant. This is possibly why arrangements for the attack at the “Mule Shoe” were made before he was advised. The plan called for an attack in co ...
... Emory Upton was regarded as a solider of great promise with a good head on his shoulders, despite being perceived by his superiors and peers as aloof and arrogant. This is possibly why arrangements for the attack at the “Mule Shoe” were made before he was advised. The plan called for an attack in co ...
October 2014 - The Civil War Round Table of Chicago
... Oct. 12 Roger Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, dies Oct. 13 The 750-man Union garrison of Dalton, GA surrenders to Hood’s Confederate army Oct. 13 Maryland, a border state, abolishes slavery in their new constitution Oct. 17 General James Longstreet resumes command of his corps after suffe ...
... Oct. 12 Roger Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, dies Oct. 13 The 750-man Union garrison of Dalton, GA surrenders to Hood’s Confederate army Oct. 13 Maryland, a border state, abolishes slavery in their new constitution Oct. 17 General James Longstreet resumes command of his corps after suffe ...
Remembering General Ulysses S. Grant
... the Tennessee, the Army of the Cumberland, and Hooker’s corps from the Army of the Potomac. In February 1864, Grant was promoted to lieutenant general by act of Congress—the first to hold that rank since George Washington—and ordered to Washington to take command of all Union armies as general in ch ...
... the Tennessee, the Army of the Cumberland, and Hooker’s corps from the Army of the Potomac. In February 1864, Grant was promoted to lieutenant general by act of Congress—the first to hold that rank since George Washington—and ordered to Washington to take command of all Union armies as general in ch ...
`Let Us Have Peace`: Remembering General Ulysses S Grant
... the Tennessee, the Army of the Cumberland, and Hooker’s corps from the Army of the Potomac. In February 1864, Grant was promoted to lieutenant general by act of Congress—the first to hold that rank since George Washington—and ordered to Washington to take command of all Union armies as general in ch ...
... the Tennessee, the Army of the Cumberland, and Hooker’s corps from the Army of the Potomac. In February 1864, Grant was promoted to lieutenant general by act of Congress—the first to hold that rank since George Washington—and ordered to Washington to take command of all Union armies as general in ch ...
Study Guide - Moore Public Schools
... 54. For what two primary reasons did Tom find humor in his conversation with the three Confederate prisoners regarding their reasons for fighting? 55. What part of Meade’s message bothered Chamberlain? Why was this the case? 56. Chamberlain recalls an encounter among himself and a minister and a pr ...
... 54. For what two primary reasons did Tom find humor in his conversation with the three Confederate prisoners regarding their reasons for fighting? 55. What part of Meade’s message bothered Chamberlain? Why was this the case? 56. Chamberlain recalls an encounter among himself and a minister and a pr ...
A Cavalry Officer`s Experience in the Civil War and the 16th
... called often on friends, and went with them to see the celebrated Mrs. D.P. Bowers perform in two hit plays based on sensational Victorian novels, Lady Audley’s Secret and East Lynne. ―At Baltimore good times these,‖ he summarized in his journal. Back in Virginia, the regiment’s men spent their time ...
... called often on friends, and went with them to see the celebrated Mrs. D.P. Bowers perform in two hit plays based on sensational Victorian novels, Lady Audley’s Secret and East Lynne. ―At Baltimore good times these,‖ he summarized in his journal. Back in Virginia, the regiment’s men spent their time ...
Ulysses S. Grant
... The date was May 4, 1864. The day before, marching with a strength of over 118,000 soldiers, the Army of the Potomac crossed the Rapidan River in the middle of Virginia. 1 The Blue Ridge Mountains lay to the west; to the east lay miles of dark forests and the Confederate Army under command of Robert ...
... The date was May 4, 1864. The day before, marching with a strength of over 118,000 soldiers, the Army of the Potomac crossed the Rapidan River in the middle of Virginia. 1 The Blue Ridge Mountains lay to the west; to the east lay miles of dark forests and the Confederate Army under command of Robert ...
Civil War Pictures Questions
... labor laws did not yet protect young boys and many toiled in factories and fields. Running off to join the army was an adventure of a lifetime which, in many cases, turned from glory to a nightmare. After the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln decided to accept African Americans into the army. The B ...
... labor laws did not yet protect young boys and many toiled in factories and fields. Running off to join the army was an adventure of a lifetime which, in many cases, turned from glory to a nightmare. After the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln decided to accept African Americans into the army. The B ...
- DigitalCommons@Cedarville
... through a horrible mauling at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In his footsteps came Joseph Hooker, who was trounced almost as badly at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Finally came George Meade, the fourth and final commander of the Army of the Potomac, who won at Gettysburg but became little more than ...
... through a horrible mauling at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In his footsteps came Joseph Hooker, who was trounced almost as badly at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Finally came George Meade, the fourth and final commander of the Army of the Potomac, who won at Gettysburg but became little more than ...
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
... A spy makes his way to Longstreet's camp from Gettysburg where he has been watching the movements of the Union troops. Lee's army is blind because Jeb Stuart has gone joyriding instead of scouting the Union troops as he was supposed to do. Now with the information from the spy, Longstreet convinces ...
... A spy makes his way to Longstreet's camp from Gettysburg where he has been watching the movements of the Union troops. Lee's army is blind because Jeb Stuart has gone joyriding instead of scouting the Union troops as he was supposed to do. Now with the information from the spy, Longstreet convinces ...
And So the Murderous Work Went On
... which had mistakenly been directed on the wrong road, had finally arrived on the field. Second, Lee heard reports that Brigadier General Lewis Armistead’s Virginians were advancing with success toward the Union position on Malvern Hill. As it turned out, the information regarding Armistead’s brigade ...
... which had mistakenly been directed on the wrong road, had finally arrived on the field. Second, Lee heard reports that Brigadier General Lewis Armistead’s Virginians were advancing with success toward the Union position on Malvern Hill. As it turned out, the information regarding Armistead’s brigade ...
Driving Tour - Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation
... flank. Sheridan spent the morning of June 12th destroying some five miles of the railroad track. Only then did he move out to attack Hampton's strong position west of the station. Time and again the dismounted Federals charged the Confederate line only to be repulsed. Federal soldiers took to callin ...
... flank. Sheridan spent the morning of June 12th destroying some five miles of the railroad track. Only then did he move out to attack Hampton's strong position west of the station. Time and again the dismounted Federals charged the Confederate line only to be repulsed. Federal soldiers took to callin ...
Civil War and Reconstruction PowerPoint
... considered the turning point of the war in the West. Grant is promoted to command of the entire western army. He will now move to Chattanooga. ...
... considered the turning point of the war in the West. Grant is promoted to command of the entire western army. He will now move to Chattanooga. ...
Lee: In Search of the Decisive Battle at Gettysburg
... A campaign is a series of battles and engagements linked across time and space that achieve the articulated objectives at the strategic level. The tactical level is the employment of units in combat— battles and engagements—in the face of the enemy designed to gain local advantage.2 Based on these ...
... A campaign is a series of battles and engagements linked across time and space that achieve the articulated objectives at the strategic level. The tactical level is the employment of units in combat— battles and engagements—in the face of the enemy designed to gain local advantage.2 Based on these ...
Major General George G. Meade
... Lee and save the Union. It was a moment of crisis for the Union. On July 1, 1863, Union cavalry and infantry were attacked by Confederate forces just west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. By nightfall, they had been driven through the town and held high ground south of Gettysburg. Late that evening, Mea ...
... Lee and save the Union. It was a moment of crisis for the Union. On July 1, 1863, Union cavalry and infantry were attacked by Confederate forces just west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. By nightfall, they had been driven through the town and held high ground south of Gettysburg. Late that evening, Mea ...
The Opening Fight at Gettysburg
... enemy, he gave up the opportunity to attack his enemy in detail while they were widely dispersed in unfriendly territory, and he forfeited the initiative, which he would not regain for the duration of the campaign. Except for the work of the cavalry on the flanks, the seven infantry corps of the Arm ...
... enemy, he gave up the opportunity to attack his enemy in detail while they were widely dispersed in unfriendly territory, and he forfeited the initiative, which he would not regain for the duration of the campaign. Except for the work of the cavalry on the flanks, the seven infantry corps of the Arm ...
If one were to ask the average American or even the typi
... tack been successful, it could have indeed ended the Civil War that year. Rather than risk his great victory by attacking in defensive positions, MG Meade held his terrain and reconstituted his battered army, which had suffered about 25 percent losses. GEN Lee then began a long and masterful withdra ...
... tack been successful, it could have indeed ended the Civil War that year. Rather than risk his great victory by attacking in defensive positions, MG Meade held his terrain and reconstituted his battered army, which had suffered about 25 percent losses. GEN Lee then began a long and masterful withdra ...
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a separatist conflict
... finance, political organization and transportation were overwhelming the Confederacy. Grant fought a number of bloody battles with Lee in Virginia in the ...
... finance, political organization and transportation were overwhelming the Confederacy. Grant fought a number of bloody battles with Lee in Virginia in the ...
The Battle of Lewis`s Farm
... Chamberlain - By this point in the war, Joshua L. Chamberlain was well known, almost legendary figure amongst the men of the V Corps. His stand (with the 20th ME) on Little Round Top at Gettysburg, and his multiple battle wounds had earned him a hero’s reputation amongst the ranks. Though relativel ...
... Chamberlain - By this point in the war, Joshua L. Chamberlain was well known, almost legendary figure amongst the men of the V Corps. His stand (with the 20th ME) on Little Round Top at Gettysburg, and his multiple battle wounds had earned him a hero’s reputation amongst the ranks. Though relativel ...
Lesson Plan - Madame Tussauds
... Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles and break down the defenses of the United States Army. His characteristics won him the loyalt ...
... Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles and break down the defenses of the United States Army. His characteristics won him the loyalt ...
Robert E. Lee
... Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles and break down the defenses of the United States Army. His characteristics won him the loyalt ...
... Virginia in 1862 because General Joseph E. Johnston had been shot. The press and his soldiers criticized Lee for tactical errors. However, he developed an aggressive approach that enabled him to win battles and break down the defenses of the United States Army. His characteristics won him the loyalt ...
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... Lee moved his army west of Richmond, hoping to link up with the small Confederate force that was trying to stop Sherman’s advance. The Union army blocked his escape route. ...
... Lee moved his army west of Richmond, hoping to link up with the small Confederate force that was trying to stop Sherman’s advance. The Union army blocked his escape route. ...
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.