MAINTAINING ORDER IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS: ROBERT E
... responsible for seeing that Lee’s orders were actually carried out by his subordinates, and for keeping him notified of urgent matters requiring his attention on and off the battlefield. Additionally, unlike many private soldiers, Lee’s staff officers were usually literate men whose endeavors in arm ...
... responsible for seeing that Lee’s orders were actually carried out by his subordinates, and for keeping him notified of urgent matters requiring his attention on and off the battlefield. Additionally, unlike many private soldiers, Lee’s staff officers were usually literate men whose endeavors in arm ...
UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ ROBERT E. LEE IN LOVE AND WAR
... war was a turning point for the United States, with several historians (e.g. Foote 1974:1042, McPherson 1988:859) even arguing that after the war the United States started to be referred to as “the United States has” rather than “the United States is,” a form previously used in connection with the c ...
... war was a turning point for the United States, with several historians (e.g. Foote 1974:1042, McPherson 1988:859) even arguing that after the war the United States started to be referred to as “the United States has” rather than “the United States is,” a form previously used in connection with the c ...
gettysburg to appomattox: the south`s critical
... Pender, W. D. Pendleton, H. Pettigrew, J. J. Pickett, G. Rodes, R. E. Stuart, J. E. B. Trimble, I. R. Wright, A. R. ...
... Pender, W. D. Pendleton, H. Pettigrew, J. J. Pickett, G. Rodes, R. E. Stuart, J. E. B. Trimble, I. R. Wright, A. R. ...
106844660 - BORA
... Theater of the Civil War), he launched a counter-offensive (which would go down in history as the Seven Days Campaign) against the encroaching Union army which, while costly, succeeded in convincing the commanding Union general, George B. McClellan, to pull his forces back from Richmond.15 This deve ...
... Theater of the Civil War), he launched a counter-offensive (which would go down in history as the Seven Days Campaign) against the encroaching Union army which, while costly, succeeded in convincing the commanding Union general, George B. McClellan, to pull his forces back from Richmond.15 This deve ...
GEORGE G. MEADE AND HIS ROLE IN THE GETTYSBURG
... tlressing. Then, too, the victory at Gettysburg was a defensive one. With the army commander playing, supposedly, a somewhat passive if not torpid role. 1\Ieade had been in command of the army for only three days prior to the opening of this pivotal engagement, and the first day's combat-which went ...
... tlressing. Then, too, the victory at Gettysburg was a defensive one. With the army commander playing, supposedly, a somewhat passive if not torpid role. 1\Ieade had been in command of the army for only three days prior to the opening of this pivotal engagement, and the first day's combat-which went ...
O`Brien 1 Matt O`Brien Professor Schaaf Hist-498N
... resigned his command of the Army stating, “The short time that he has directed your movements has not been fruitful of victory, nor any considerable advancement of our lines….” 17 Burnside was replaced with General Joseph Hooker, who in late April began an advance into Virginia and soon, “…attacked ...
... resigned his command of the Army stating, “The short time that he has directed your movements has not been fruitful of victory, nor any considerable advancement of our lines….” 17 Burnside was replaced with General Joseph Hooker, who in late April began an advance into Virginia and soon, “…attacked ...
naylonMaurice - Georgetown University
... operational, and tactical levels, all of which include corresponding levels of logistics with distinct functions. The strategic level supports the organizing, training, and equipping of all forces needed to advance the national interest. This level links the national economic base (people, resource ...
... operational, and tactical levels, all of which include corresponding levels of logistics with distinct functions. The strategic level supports the organizing, training, and equipping of all forces needed to advance the national interest. This level links the national economic base (people, resource ...
The Union Army Had Something to Do With It
... wing on August 28, 1862, on the eve of the Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas): The notable part of this action was fought by Gibbon's Brigade of three Wisconsin regiments, and one Indiana reenforced by two regiments of Doubleday’s, --the 56th Pa. and the 76th N.Y. , --in all about 3000 men. Oppose ...
... wing on August 28, 1862, on the eve of the Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas): The notable part of this action was fought by Gibbon's Brigade of three Wisconsin regiments, and one Indiana reenforced by two regiments of Doubleday’s, --the 56th Pa. and the 76th N.Y. , --in all about 3000 men. Oppose ...
General Daniel Edgar Sickles, Storm at the Peach Orchard
... the victor and each campaign regardless of its success would subtract from the South’s dwindling resources and add to the cumulative Union advantage of men and material. The Battle of Gettysburg began as a minor skirmish on July 1st, 1863 between a division of Union Calvary on a scouting mission and ...
... the victor and each campaign regardless of its success would subtract from the South’s dwindling resources and add to the cumulative Union advantage of men and material. The Battle of Gettysburg began as a minor skirmish on July 1st, 1863 between a division of Union Calvary on a scouting mission and ...
Read Act 1… - Loch Willow
... Within a month, Burnside’s army was moving towards Fredericksburg, VA. Once again, Hotchkiss served as Jackson’s mapmaker, as the Second Corps prepared for another march to the east, and anticipating the worst. ...
... Within a month, Burnside’s army was moving towards Fredericksburg, VA. Once again, Hotchkiss served as Jackson’s mapmaker, as the Second Corps prepared for another march to the east, and anticipating the worst. ...
Syllabus and Lecture Outline - Life Sciences at Brandeis University
... the roles they played in the war before the summer of '63 ...
... the roles they played in the war before the summer of '63 ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... general who, when he was in command, or when he led a charge, had never been defeated or repulsed, and that general was John B. Gordon. At Appomattox, just before the surrender, when Lee's army had "been fought to a frazzle" and was surrounded by the enemy, General Gordon, under the most discouragin ...
... general who, when he was in command, or when he led a charge, had never been defeated or repulsed, and that general was John B. Gordon. At Appomattox, just before the surrender, when Lee's army had "been fought to a frazzle" and was surrounded by the enemy, General Gordon, under the most discouragin ...
View - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
... in terms of his supporters, detractors, and those choose to portray him in a neutral light. Initially, historians were very sympathetic toward Lee for the losses incurred by him during the latter half of the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg. Seldom was Lee attacked for his failures at G ...
... in terms of his supporters, detractors, and those choose to portray him in a neutral light. Initially, historians were very sympathetic toward Lee for the losses incurred by him during the latter half of the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg. Seldom was Lee attacked for his failures at G ...
THE BATTLE OF SAILOR`S CREEK: A STUDY IN LEADERSHIP A
... relentlessly, not only to cut the Confederate supply lines, but also to capture as many Confederates as he could during the two days of fighting. abandon his lines. ...
... relentlessly, not only to cut the Confederate supply lines, but also to capture as many Confederates as he could during the two days of fighting. abandon his lines. ...
Did Meade Begin a Counteroffensive after
... Williams to 12th Corps command.5 The result, he complained, was that Meade did not read Williams’ report in congruence with that of promoted division commander Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger, nor did he incorporate either one into the final overall report. For Slocum, the indirect insult was that ...
... Williams to 12th Corps command.5 The result, he complained, was that Meade did not read Williams’ report in congruence with that of promoted division commander Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger, nor did he incorporate either one into the final overall report. For Slocum, the indirect insult was that ...
Stories Behind the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
... Federal soldiers in front of bomb-proof headquarters Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location, Fort Burnham, Petersburg Siege, Virginia Image courtesy Library of Congress Union forces in the Army of the James captured Fort Harrison, southeast of Richmond on the Richmond-Petersburg line September 29, 186 ...
... Federal soldiers in front of bomb-proof headquarters Date: Between 1860 and 1865 Location, Fort Burnham, Petersburg Siege, Virginia Image courtesy Library of Congress Union forces in the Army of the James captured Fort Harrison, southeast of Richmond on the Richmond-Petersburg line September 29, 186 ...
Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Teachers` Guide
... While his father was also in the U.S. Army, his brother-in-law, James Ewell Brown Stuart, left the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy. With your family divided, would you: ...
... While his father was also in the U.S. Army, his brother-in-law, James Ewell Brown Stuart, left the U.S. Army to join the Confederacy. With your family divided, would you: ...
Killer Angels notes
... 7. Longstreet’s 2 divisions who will be fighting are _________________, ___________________. The only division not fighting at all on July 2 is _______________________. The brigade that still needs to get into battle formation is _____________________. (184) This brigade is from _________________’s ...
... 7. Longstreet’s 2 divisions who will be fighting are _________________, ___________________. The only division not fighting at all on July 2 is _______________________. The brigade that still needs to get into battle formation is _____________________. (184) This brigade is from _________________’s ...
this PDF - Lincoln Memorial University
... on two factors. First, Howard’s character--he was widely known, and admired by most of his colleagues, for his Christian behavior. Howard was a stickler for proper conduct, even in the army camps, and not only abstained from alcohol but lectured anyone near him who did not. He also chastised subordi ...
... on two factors. First, Howard’s character--he was widely known, and admired by most of his colleagues, for his Christian behavior. Howard was a stickler for proper conduct, even in the army camps, and not only abstained from alcohol but lectured anyone near him who did not. He also chastised subordi ...
“I Could Tell You a Thousand Stories of Their Heroism…”1
... war began. Not surprisingly, most of these officers were commanding at the corps or division level, although 23 brigades were also led by professionals. The vast majority of non-professional highlevel officers commanded brigades (48), though there were also nine divisions and one corps of the army t ...
... war began. Not surprisingly, most of these officers were commanding at the corps or division level, although 23 brigades were also led by professionals. The vast majority of non-professional highlevel officers commanded brigades (48), though there were also nine divisions and one corps of the army t ...
Fauquier County Civil War Heritage Brochure
... a letter J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry capture of 200 Union prisoners and $25,000. The Rebels also nabbed Union Gen. John Pope’s personal items, including his dispatch book. Intelligence from the book enabled Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson to develop a strategy that lead to victory at the Second Batt ...
... a letter J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry capture of 200 Union prisoners and $25,000. The Rebels also nabbed Union Gen. John Pope’s personal items, including his dispatch book. Intelligence from the book enabled Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson to develop a strategy that lead to victory at the Second Batt ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL WAR BATTLES 63
... southeast of Sharpsburg, and here the opposing lines were very close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the com ...
... southeast of Sharpsburg, and here the opposing lines were very close as the Confederates jealously guarded this crossing point. Union reserves consisted of V Corps under the command of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. McClellan’s plan was simple and methodical. He would send his strongest corps, under the com ...
Marching as to war : the Thirteenth New Jersey Volunteers, a citizen
... consider the men who fought so bitterly and so long across contested terrains in a war meant to determine whether two nations or one would survive. striking contrasts marked the northern and southern halves of the united states, a nation comprised of peoples of differing cultural origins, traditions ...
... consider the men who fought so bitterly and so long across contested terrains in a war meant to determine whether two nations or one would survive. striking contrasts marked the northern and southern halves of the united states, a nation comprised of peoples of differing cultural origins, traditions ...
Media as Weaponry: How Civil War Media Shaped Opinion and
... newspaper, gave a list of the killed, wounded, and missing from a trio of divisions within the Union army (“From Gen McClellan’s Army”). The North and its newspapers, very much trying to persuade the public that their draw at Antietam was really a win, wrote about the success General McClellan had i ...
... newspaper, gave a list of the killed, wounded, and missing from a trio of divisions within the Union army (“From Gen McClellan’s Army”). The North and its newspapers, very much trying to persuade the public that their draw at Antietam was really a win, wrote about the success General McClellan had i ...
April, 2015 - Stow Historical Society
... Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia, signaling the unescapable defeat of the Confederacy. Just five days later, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theater in Washington. See the next newsletter for more on the second. On the night of April 2, 1865 Lee led his d ...
... Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia, signaling the unescapable defeat of the Confederacy. Just five days later, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theater in Washington. See the next newsletter for more on the second. On the night of April 2, 1865 Lee led his d ...
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on May 3 in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. The campaign pitted Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Chancellorsville is known as Lee's ""perfect battle"" because his risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate victory. The victory, a product of Lee's audacity and Hooker's timid decision making, was tempered by heavy casualties and the mortal wounding of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ""Stonewall"" Jackson by friendly fire, a loss that Lee likened to ""losing my right arm.""The Chancellorsville Campaign began with the crossing of the Rappahannock River by the Union army on the morning of April 27, 1863. Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. George Stoneman began a long distance raid against Lee's supply lines at about the same time. This operation was completely ineffectual. Crossing the Rapidan River via Germanna and Ely's Fords, the Federal infantry concentrated near Chancellorsville on April 30. Combined with the Union force facing Fredericksburg, Hooker planned a double envelopment, attacking Lee from both his front and rear.On May 1, Hooker advanced from Chancellorsville toward Lee, but the Confederate general split his army in the face of superior numbers, leaving a small force at Fredericksburg to deter Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick from advancing, while he attacked Hooker's advance with about four-fifths of his army. Despite the objections of his subordinates, Hooker withdrew his men to the defensive lines around Chancellorsville, ceding the initiative to Lee. On May 2, Lee divided his army again, sending Stonewall Jackson's entire corps on a flanking march that routed the Union XI Corps. While performing a personal reconnaissance in advance of his line, Jackson was wounded by fire from his own men, and Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart temporarily replaced him as corps commander.The fiercest fighting of the battle—and the second bloodiest day of the Civil War—occurred on May 3 as Lee launched multiple attacks against the Union position at Chancellorsville, resulting in heavy losses on both sides. That same day, Sedgwick advanced across the Rappahannock River, defeated the small Confederate force at Marye's Heights in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, and then moved to the west. The Confederates fought a successful delaying action at the Battle of Salem Church and by May 4 had driven back Sedgwick's men to Banks's Ford, surrounding them on three sides. Sedgwick withdrew across the ford early on May 5, and Hooker withdrew the remainder of his army across U.S. Ford the night of May 5–6. The campaign ended on May 7 when Stoneman's cavalry reached Union lines east of Richmond.