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. ...
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. ...
On the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg occurred the most important event in the unification of the United States. While the Confederacy seemed on the pinnacle of success on July 2nd, only 24 hours later the South was headed to inexorable defeat in absolute ruin. The battle was a more devast...
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. ...
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 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...
