Shaara also wrote Robert E. ... The most important characters in the book are all generals, such as: Robert E. ... He finds them and counts the troops and reports to General Robert E. ... Longstreet unwillingly attacks the Union's left flank and Chamberlain defends the Union's extreme left flank against the assault, and Union wins. ...
With his army surrounded, his men weak, exhausted and starving, Robert E. ... General Robert E. ... The president was in a fine mood on this Good Friday evening, after the surrender of General Robert E. ... Sherman's army of 65,000 left Atlanta in flames and marched south on Sherman's "scorched earth" campaign. ...
General Robert E. ... The Confederates tried to flank the Union army on the left flank on Little Round Top but failed. The 20th Maine on the left flank, led by Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, held the left flank nearly two hours. Down to one-third its size from when it began the battle and out of ammo, Chamberlain ordered the 20th Maine to a bayonet charge, which ended the battle for Little Round Top and kept the Confederates from flanking the left of the Union army. ...
Before the Battle, major cities in the North as Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington were under Threat of the attack from General Robert E. ... General James Lonstreet, who was a Confederate General, saw the Union position as nearly impenetrable and told General Lee it should be left alone. ... He left only 5,750 men stretched out along the half-mile front to initially face a 13,000 men Rebel charge. ... Finally, what was left of the rebel army retreated. ...
Hill, Pickett, Custer and Meade demonstrated great valor and mastery, until the Union Army of the Potomac intercepted General Robert E. ... Originally, he had chosen Robert E. ... Confederate General Howard then orders his troops to Cemetery Hill where he had left a reserve of men. ... While most of the Union men had been sent to defend the left flank, General Greene's brigade hold off the Confederates at Culp's Hill. ... On day three, Lee renews his plan by having Longstreet attack the Union left flank and Ewell attack Culp's Hill. ...
The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts was organized in early 1863 by Robert Gould Shaw, twenty-six year old member of a prominent Boston abolitionist family. ... He left his post and secreted himself. ... The writer got stung slightly in the left hand by one of these diminutive missiles from Johnny's shot-gun. ... On the I6th. we left Camden, and from that we fought until we got to Swiss Creek, where the rebels again made a stand. ... They left the field strewn with their dead and wounded. ...
South Carolina, however, feared a trick; the commander of the fort, Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender immediately. ... In April, 1862, General McClellan's troops left northern Virginia to begin the Peninsular Campaign. ... Johnston was severely wounded, and command of the Army of Northern Virginia fell to Robert E. ...
The Killer Angels Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels tells the amazing story of the Battle of Gettysburg. On July 1, 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac fought the largest battle of the American Civil War. The battle left 51,000 men dead, wounded, or m...
Because of this, hundreds of Union soldiers left the army (Fincher). ... Robert Shaw, commander of this infantry, was one of the few white commanders who treated his troops with dignity and respect. ... Robert Shaw of the 54th Massachusetts demanded that his regiment be given the opportunity to engage in battle and not just the menial tasks assigned to them (Fincher). ...
The movie begins with a brief background of Robert Shaw. ... Shaw, Robert's mother. ... Behind her and to the left there is a large dresser like piece of furniture. ... At this time he looks to the left and then the right as though he does not quite know where he is going. ... He looks to his left as another cannon release its charge on the crowd. ...
The Inevitable Civil War There have been many publications concerning the Civil War, with writers trying to prove a point in their respective works. In this analysis to follow, the Union/Confederate ambitions and ways of fulfillment depict a direct correlation between themselves to the Civil War...
THE END IS PLANNED Sherman immediately left Goldsboro to travel up to City Point and meet Grant to discuss plans of attack. ... Sherman returned to Goldsboro by steamer; Grant and Porter left by train back north. ... Lincoln replied that he no longer gave direction in military manners but went on to say: "If I were in your place, I'd let 'em up easy, let 'em up easy" (Johnson, Robert Underwood, and Clarence Clough Buel, eds., Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol 4. ...
THE END IS PLANNED Sherman immediately left Goldsboro to travel up to City Point and meet Grant to discuss plans of attack. ... Sherman returned to Goldsboro by steamer; Grant and Porter left by train back north. ... Lincoln replied that he no longer gave direction in military manners but went on to say: "If I were in your place, I'd let 'em up easy, let 'em up easy" (Johnson, Robert Underwood, and Clarence Clough Buel, eds., Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol 4. ...
The Rise of "Unconditional Surrender- Grant He sat opposite the impeccably dressed Lee, in plain clothes and muddy boots. His overall appearance did little to suggest that he was the highest ranking general in the union army. How such an unlikely hero attained this position then managed to outma...
