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... flanks on the right and left, weakening the Confederates. However, McClellan did not dispatch enough troops at one time. For example, Lee moved Walker’s Division from his weakened right side to his left ...
... flanks on the right and left, weakening the Confederates. However, McClellan did not dispatch enough troops at one time. For example, Lee moved Walker’s Division from his weakened right side to his left ...
160 Spring 2011 - American Civil War Society
... telegram from Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, commander of U.S. armies in the Washington area, to Maj. Gen. George P. Stone, commander of troops along the Potomac River in Maryland. McClellan told Stone to "keep a good lookout upon Leesburg, to see if this movement has the effect to drive them away. ...
... telegram from Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, commander of U.S. armies in the Washington area, to Maj. Gen. George P. Stone, commander of troops along the Potomac River in Maryland. McClellan told Stone to "keep a good lookout upon Leesburg, to see if this movement has the effect to drive them away. ...
Wilson`s Creek Image Analysis
... replaced by the newly promoted Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon. Lyon and Blair were right to be concerned, as Jackson had already requested Confederate troops be sent to Missouri. With Lyon in command, the Harney-Price Agreement was no more. Jackson and Price would try one last time to delay Union ...
... replaced by the newly promoted Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon. Lyon and Blair were right to be concerned, as Jackson had already requested Confederate troops be sent to Missouri. With Lyon in command, the Harney-Price Agreement was no more. Jackson and Price would try one last time to delay Union ...
confederate historical association of belgium
... day’s events it resembled the irregular arc of a circle. Lee’s left crossed the Brock Road, the main road north and south from the Wilderness into Spotsylvania Court House and was anchored near the Po River. His right was anchored just outside the town, crossing and blocking the Fredericksburg Road. ...
... day’s events it resembled the irregular arc of a circle. Lee’s left crossed the Brock Road, the main road north and south from the Wilderness into Spotsylvania Court House and was anchored near the Po River. His right was anchored just outside the town, crossing and blocking the Fredericksburg Road. ...
the press reports the battle of gettysburg
... Meanwhile the Federal army under Joseph Hooker was on its way north; it crossed the Potomac farther downstream and moved on to Frederick, Maryland. At Frederick, the Northern newspaper correspondents learned of a controversy between I-looker and Major General Henry W. Halleck which brought about Hoo ...
... Meanwhile the Federal army under Joseph Hooker was on its way north; it crossed the Potomac farther downstream and moved on to Frederick, Maryland. At Frederick, the Northern newspaper correspondents learned of a controversy between I-looker and Major General Henry W. Halleck which brought about Hoo ...
B. Mitchell`s Defense
... of the 27th Regiment of Ind, Volunteers on the 13th day of September, 1862, while the said regiment along with the remainder of tbe army which was then halting near Frederick City, Maryland, found and delivered to tbe commanding officer of said regiment, who in turn immediately delivered tbe same to ...
... of the 27th Regiment of Ind, Volunteers on the 13th day of September, 1862, while the said regiment along with the remainder of tbe army which was then halting near Frederick City, Maryland, found and delivered to tbe commanding officer of said regiment, who in turn immediately delivered tbe same to ...
Unit 5: A Crisis of Union part I (1840-1860) - AP US History
... Who was Ulysses S. Grant, and what did his army do in the Trans-Mississippi West? Who was William Tecumseh Sherman, and what did his army do in the South? The popularity of Presidents and political leaders often benefit from a war that is going well, so was there such opposition to Lincoln whe ...
... Who was Ulysses S. Grant, and what did his army do in the Trans-Mississippi West? Who was William Tecumseh Sherman, and what did his army do in the South? The popularity of Presidents and political leaders often benefit from a war that is going well, so was there such opposition to Lincoln whe ...
Battle of Philippi (West Vi
... Col. Kelley devised a two-prong attack against the Confederate forces in Philippi, approved by Gen. Morris on his arrival in Grafton on June 1. The principal advance would be 1,600 men led by Kelley himself, and would include six companies of his own regiment, nine of the 9th Indiana Infantry Regime ...
... Col. Kelley devised a two-prong attack against the Confederate forces in Philippi, approved by Gen. Morris on his arrival in Grafton on June 1. The principal advance would be 1,600 men led by Kelley himself, and would include six companies of his own regiment, nine of the 9th Indiana Infantry Regime ...
The Martyrdom of Lincoln
... turned to an acquaintance and said, “I have failed.” Lincoln himself, thought the Gettysburg Address was not a success. That opinion would later change. ...
... turned to an acquaintance and said, “I have failed.” Lincoln himself, thought the Gettysburg Address was not a success. That opinion would later change. ...
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
... 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 Lee to bring his troops together and converge on Gettysburg. Lee believes that if the Un ...
... 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 Lee to bring his troops together and converge on Gettysburg. Lee believes that if the Un ...
Lincoln, the Commander-in
... you at Gettysburg; while it was not possible that he had received a single recruit; and yet you stood and let the flood run down, bridges be built, and the enemy move away at his leisure, without attacking him. And Couch and Smith! The latter left Carlisle in time, upon all ordinary calculation, to ...
... you at Gettysburg; while it was not possible that he had received a single recruit; and yet you stood and let the flood run down, bridges be built, and the enemy move away at his leisure, without attacking him. And Couch and Smith! The latter left Carlisle in time, upon all ordinary calculation, to ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • Union General McClellan took some 100,000 troops by boat to attack Richmond. • They landed southeast of Richmond. • The Union troops were met by 15,000 Confederate forces. • The Confederate forces retreated toward Richmond. • As McClellan’s army neared the capital, the Southerners turned and attac ...
... • Union General McClellan took some 100,000 troops by boat to attack Richmond. • They landed southeast of Richmond. • The Union troops were met by 15,000 Confederate forces. • The Confederate forces retreated toward Richmond. • As McClellan’s army neared the capital, the Southerners turned and attac ...
The Civil War (1861–1865)
... • Union General McClellan took some 100,000 troops by boat to attack Richmond. • They landed southeast of Richmond. • The Union troops were met by 15,000 Confederate forces. • The Confederate forces retreated toward Richmond. • As McClellan’s army neared the capital, the Southerners turned and attac ...
... • Union General McClellan took some 100,000 troops by boat to attack Richmond. • They landed southeast of Richmond. • The Union troops were met by 15,000 Confederate forces. • The Confederate forces retreated toward Richmond. • As McClellan’s army neared the capital, the Southerners turned and attac ...
Antietam: A Failure To Achieve Victory
... would be better served reinforcing the Army of the Potomac, especially since he considered Harper's Ferry to be of no great importance and to be indefensible. 10 Lee, however, determined that the position at Harper's Ferry, if it could be gained, would benefit the Confederate cause. Lee was surprise ...
... would be better served reinforcing the Army of the Potomac, especially since he considered Harper's Ferry to be of no great importance and to be indefensible. 10 Lee, however, determined that the position at Harper's Ferry, if it could be gained, would benefit the Confederate cause. Lee was surprise ...
The Garnett-Pettigrew Gray Line
... same time, this account tells of the Union soldiers who, despite poor leadership and the lack of support from Pope and his senior officers, bravely battled Longstreet and saved their army from destruction along the banks of Bull Run. Longstreet’s men were able to push the Union forces back, but only ...
... same time, this account tells of the Union soldiers who, despite poor leadership and the lack of support from Pope and his senior officers, bravely battled Longstreet and saved their army from destruction along the banks of Bull Run. Longstreet’s men were able to push the Union forces back, but only ...
From Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River: General
... wagon train, shielded by Lieutenant General Joseph Wheeler's cavalry, and under heavy Federal artillery fire, succeeded in crossing the Chattahoochee on two hastily constructed pontoon bridges. Once across, the bridges were cut loose to float to the southern shore, though one of them was carried by ...
... wagon train, shielded by Lieutenant General Joseph Wheeler's cavalry, and under heavy Federal artillery fire, succeeded in crossing the Chattahoochee on two hastily constructed pontoon bridges. Once across, the bridges were cut loose to float to the southern shore, though one of them was carried by ...
February 2011 - Scottsdale Civil War Round Table
... Lincoln drove home his belief that the United States was not just Neither Lincoln nor Davis could afford to accept these a political union, but nation – a word he used five times. His resignations, largely due to the fact that there were no acceptable message was at once a defense of his administrat ...
... Lincoln drove home his belief that the United States was not just Neither Lincoln nor Davis could afford to accept these a political union, but nation – a word he used five times. His resignations, largely due to the fact that there were no acceptable message was at once a defense of his administrat ...
Alabama Civil War Trail
... Cemetery section is the resting place for Union soldiers who fell during the Battle of Fort Blakeley, including African-American soldiers from Gen. Hawkins’ 1st Division. ...
... Cemetery section is the resting place for Union soldiers who fell during the Battle of Fort Blakeley, including African-American soldiers from Gen. Hawkins’ 1st Division. ...
Echoes from the Blue and Gray
... A number of circumstances, tracing back to political issues and disagreements that began soon after the American Revolution, ultimately led the United States into Civil War. Between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the North and South grew more intense, slavery being the central issue of t ...
... A number of circumstances, tracing back to political issues and disagreements that began soon after the American Revolution, ultimately led the United States into Civil War. Between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the North and South grew more intense, slavery being the central issue of t ...
here - Jefferson Educational Society
... pick up our Hallowed Ground Tour Guide, Scott Walker. The twohour bus tour begins along the Rappahannock River, where the late arrival of pontoon bridges ordered by the Union Army of the Potomac gave Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, perched on the heights behind the town, ...
... pick up our Hallowed Ground Tour Guide, Scott Walker. The twohour bus tour begins along the Rappahannock River, where the late arrival of pontoon bridges ordered by the Union Army of the Potomac gave Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, perched on the heights behind the town, ...
File - firestone falcons
... Lincoln was frustrated with him and had him replaced. • General Burnside: Burnside also proved to be a disappointment after he attacked Confederate Troops who were known to have dug in with trenches. The result of the attack was 12,000 Union casualties. • General Hooker: Hooker is best remembered fo ...
... Lincoln was frustrated with him and had him replaced. • General Burnside: Burnside also proved to be a disappointment after he attacked Confederate Troops who were known to have dug in with trenches. The result of the attack was 12,000 Union casualties. • General Hooker: Hooker is best remembered fo ...
Confederate Generals - Ulster Scots Community Network
... President Lincoln offer the position to his fellow Virginian, Lee. Lee had served as a captain on Scott’s staff during the Mexican War and attained the rank of colonel. Scott described Lee as ‘the very best soldier I ever saw in the field’. However, unlike Scott who remained loyal to the Union, Lee, ...
... President Lincoln offer the position to his fellow Virginian, Lee. Lee had served as a captain on Scott’s staff during the Mexican War and attained the rank of colonel. Scott described Lee as ‘the very best soldier I ever saw in the field’. However, unlike Scott who remained loyal to the Union, Lee, ...
VISIT LOUDOUN CIVIL WAR FACT SHEET Overview
... 21, 1863. A Civil War Trails marker and interpretation is available. Morven Park: Morven Park is the home of Westmoreland Davis, progressive farmer and governor of Virginia from 1918 to 1922. Civil War buffs will enjoy learning about the Civil War camp built on this 1,000-acre property by Confeder ...
... 21, 1863. A Civil War Trails marker and interpretation is available. Morven Park: Morven Park is the home of Westmoreland Davis, progressive farmer and governor of Virginia from 1918 to 1922. Civil War buffs will enjoy learning about the Civil War camp built on this 1,000-acre property by Confeder ...
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside. The Union Army's futile frontal attacks on December 13 against entrenched Confederate defenders on the heights behind the city is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the American Civil War, with Union casualties more than twice as heavy as those suffered by the Confederates.Burnside's plan was to cross the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg in mid-November and race to the Confederate capital of Richmond before Lee's army could stop him. Bureaucratic delays prevented Burnside from receiving the necessary pontoon bridges in time and Lee moved his army to block the crossings. When the Union army was finally able to build its bridges and cross under fire, urban combat in the city resulted on December 11–12. Union troops prepared to assault Confederate defensive positions south of the city and on a strongly fortified ridge just west of the city known as Marye's Heights.On December 13, the ""grand division"" of Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin was able to pierce the first defensive line of Confederate Lieutenant General Stonewall Jackson to the south, but was finally repulsed. Burnside ordered the grand divisions of Maj. Gens. Edwin V. Sumner and Joseph Hooker to make multiple frontal assaults against Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's position on Marye's Heights, all of which were repulsed with heavy losses. On December 15, Burnside withdrew his army, ending another failed Union campaign in the Eastern Theater.