... protection, which gave the rebels the battle advantage. Dawes quickly realized that he and his men had the disadvantage, but he did not relent from his attack. The Iron Brigade and Dawes were a battle hardened and experienced group and weren't used to giving up easily. Dawes and his men charged across one ... by Major General Daniel Sickles. Against orders, Sickles moved his 3rd corps too far forward which broke the fishhook formation and left the Union vulnerable to attack. After hours of delay, around 4:30pm on July 2nd, the Rebel army finally arrived in position to flank the Union but ...

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... terms of movement, both General Johnston and Buearegard have both been somewhat blamed for not moving sooner and more rapidly to Corinth to attack the Federals in Pittsburgh Landing., which would have enabled them to anticipate General Buell's junction with General Grant.1 The Confederacy failed to ... was, unfortunately for the Confederates, delayed by high waters, and arrived at Memphis three days after the battle of Shiloh.2 Also, the attack formations of the Confederate side bore too much on the Federal left. This brought the Confederates into close proximity with the Tennessee River,...

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... ended, it involved 160,000 Americans. Before the Battle, major cities in the North as Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington were under Threat of the attack from General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, that had crossed the Potomac River and marched to Pennsylvania. The Union Army of the ... the high ground near the cemetery. General Lee ordered Confederate General R.S. Ewell to take over the high ground. However, General Ewell hesitated to attack. That gave the Union troops a chance to dig in along Cemetery Ridge and bring in reinforcements with artillery. By the ...

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... and away from Richmond and McClellan. Jackson then marched his army to Richmond, where Lee had suceeded Smith. Although outnumbered, Lee decided to attack McClellan rather than submitt to attrition and eventual deafeat by numbers. After a sucessful confederate cavalry raid, McClellan advanced to the south of the ... second Bull Run, attacking Jackson. Pope was disorganized and not recieving proper help from both McClellan and McDowell. Lee brought Longstreet to the attack and forced Pope to flee into Washington D.C. in a repeat of Bull Run. Pope and McDowell were sent to preform megear ...

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... ran a mile west of Seminary Ridge, through the town to the southeast point opposite of Culp's Hill. General Lee's plan consisted of a sequential attack, first by Hood and McLaw's divisions then by immediately following with Anderson's division in the anticipation of preventing Meade from shifting his troops from the ... was to be made as early as possible, but Lee gave him permission to wait for another one of his brigades to arrive. Once Longstreet's attack began, Meade had to send for 20,000 reinforcements from the V Corps, Caldwell's division of the II Corps, most of the XII Corps .....

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... too valuable and will come back. Lee is informed that the new commander for the Union is George Meade and just as they head towards Gettysburg, they hear firing. The attack had started and the Confederates outnumbered the Union. Buford awaited General Reynolds to comeback and aide the Union with a bigger infantry. Once General Reynolds arrived most of the Union army ... to see that a small battle had already broken out. The Union was backing down and retreated upon Cemetery Hill. Chamberlain marches towards Gettysburg and awaits till the next day to attack. Longstreet talks to an Englis...

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... insistence that traversing open fields over hundreds of yards under heavy fire was suicidal , he knew that Lee had already made up his mind to attack. Lee's words nearly plummeted the spirits of his Old War Horse, an affectionate nickname given to Longstreet by Lee. General Lee's idea was ... who jubilantly reported his near success in reaching the crest of Cemetery Ridge on July 2nd. However, when Lee confronted him with the idea of a second attack on that day, Wofford's mood drastically changed when he replied "the enemy [has] had all night to intrench and reinforce. I had been pursuin...

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... back in to Virginia. Lee had good reason for wanting to bring Maryland into the Confederacy. With having Maryland, he would have good location to attack the major cities like Washington D.C. and Philadelphia. It would also give him a chance to get to the rich farmland of the North that ... Burnside came up and occupied the other side of the creek. Longstreet was horribly outnumbered, almost five to one, but McClellan did not order the attack. Instead, he took an entire and studied the situation. During the time McClellan took to study the situation, Jackson's forces rejoined Lee, and .....

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... name. It was there that the leading Generals held an informal, casual council. During this meeting, General G. T. Beauregard is said to have expressed his opinion that the Rebels should not attack, for all elements of surprise would be gone due to loss of time and noised made by the troops. While Major-General Braxton Bragg agreed, Major-General Leonidas Polk was ... on their mission. Before long, they approached Major Hardcastle's Third Mississippi Battalion. Having been given the orders to hold their position until the Confederates were ready to launch their offensive attack, Hardcast...

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... Dick Ewell was instructed to make a demonstration on Culp's and Cemetery Hills "As soon as he heard Longstreet's guns". At the time of the attack, Ewell was very much aware of his missed opportunity to take the hill the previous day. Determined to make this right, he ordered his infantry ... on Culp's Hill. The single Union brigade holding it was dug in behind a few strong log barriers, and repelled four separate assaults. After Johnson's attack began to fall apart, Jubal Early sent a brigade up the ravine between Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill. They managed to capture a few Union batterie...

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... effect on his decision making by attacking the Union forces without any reserves to help in his attack. This showed when he was moving his division out from Cashtown and this is what caused the brigades attack the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg. When Heth's division came into contact with the ... Union soldiers positioned in the city. These soldier took heavy casualties and the Union soldiers were receiving reinforcements. After Heth's first attack failed and was pushed back he sent more two brigades who were successful in pushing the Union soldiers out to Seminary Ridge. Heth then co...

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... brutally assaulted by the Southerner's strong defensive position. By May 26th both sides had entrenched, engaging in small skirmishes until lack of progress convinced Sherman to order another offensive attack on Johnston's right flank. The Confederates were prepared for this confrontation and again held the defensive position, inflicting high Union casualties. The Battle of Dallas occurred on May 28th ... the fatal shot at General McPherson. By late afternoon Hood believed his army's flank to be secure and ordered an all-out offensive assault. The Yankee troops repelled the attack throu...

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... 's first battle in which he led troops into battle under the Confederate flag would be at Cheat Mountain. Due to treacherous weather and misleading information from captured Union troops, the attack was called off before it even started. Lee had a chance to take the fort atop of Cheat Mountain but was too timid over fears of going against a larger formidable force ... his wife, stating 14"Whilst great credit is due to other parts of our gallant army, God made my brigade more instrumental than any other in repulsing the main attack". It was during this battle that Jackson would earn his t...

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... 181). The Union was playing it smart and had taken the high ground; they forced Lee into an uncomfortable position of taking the offensive. When an attack to the left flank had failed, General Lee decided that the left was too reinforced; he decided to send in Longstreet's Corps to the right ... ""Sam, the Commanding general will not approve a move to the right. I argued it yesterday. I argued it all morning. Hell, I've been arguing against any attack at all. How can I call this one off? We have our orders. Go on in"" (201). Longstreet's strategy of staying on the defensive was challeng...

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... to accomplish what was projected by me. . . . I alone am to blame, in perhaps expecting too much of its prowess and valor . . . could I have foreseen that the attack on the last day would fail, I should certainly have tried some other course . . . but I do not know what better course I could have pursued." 4. What types of ... under, or things would cost a good amount more. The last idea I learned from the book is that the south lost mostly because of the failed attack they made on the north, when the north had already secured better ground. This weakened the troops and Lee was forced t...

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... been a Confederate victory with 3000 fewer losses than their enemy. The success of his soldiers fighting the day before encouraged Lee to renew the battle. Lee directed two divisions to attack the left flank of the Union army and conduct harassment on the right. Unfortunately the Federals were well prepared for Lee's offensive, having been reinforced throughout the night. Meade commanding ... continue the assault on the Fed left. At the same time he ordered General Ewell to storm Culps hill. The Feds were determined to hold their position and await Lee's attack. General Meade also decid...

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... lead the main thrust in Virginia towards Richmond. Ohio forces were to advance through Kentucky into Tennessee, the Missouri Department would drive south along the Mississippi River, and the westernmost attack would originate from Kansas. Ulysses Grant used river transport and Andrew Foote's gunboats of the Western Flotilla to threaten the Confederacy's "Gibraltar of the West" at Columbus, Kentucky. Grant was ... Ohio rivers after victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, and supplied Grant's forces as he moved into Tennessee. At Shiloh, in Tennessee in April 1862, the Confederates mad...

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... lead the main thrust in Virginia towards Richmond. Ohio forces were to advance through Kentucky into Tennessee, the Missouri Department would drive south along the Mississippi River, and the westernmost attack would originate from Kansas. Ulysses Grant used river transport and Andrew Foote's gunboats of the Western Flotilla to threaten the Confederacy's "Gibraltar of the West" at Columbus, Kentucky. Grant was ... Ohio rivers after victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, and supplied Grant's forces as he moved into Tennessee. At Shiloh, in Tennessee in April 1862, the Confederates mad...

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... Lee refuses, saying that he wants to aggressively take the Union army in one decisive stroke. Meanwhile, the battle begins at Gettysburg when the Confederates attack Buford's men. He holds the Confederates off until General John Reynolds" infantry arrives. Although Reynolds is able to fight the Confederates off, he is ... killed soon after. Lee arrives in Gettysburg and finds a full-fledged battle. Lee orders his generals to attack as Chamberlain's regiment begins to move northward toward Gettysburg. As the first day's battle comes to an end the Union forces retreat into the hills ... ...

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... -Vol.2: Lee ordered General Stuart's cavalry to head east and strike southward to reach the Union's rear. Each commander had planned to initiate an attack on the other side with a fent attack on the enemy's right flank and an attack on the opposite flank. If the commander's plan had been done at the same time, and both been successful in their intentions, the ... two armies would have simply circled around each other and ended up in each others rear, able to march unopposed to Washington or Richmond, but the attack failed. After the barrage, nearly 12,000 men, including 3 brigades under ...

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... called Custer back to duty to help the army fight the continuing threat of the Plains Indians. George Custer's name was redeemed in his November 1868 attack on Black Kettles band of Indians on the banks of the Washita. This incident is easily referred to as a slaughter, which is basically what ... . The last time that General George Custer would command troops into action was at the Battle of Little Bighorn. This attack was predicted to be very successful due to the fact that the men of General Custer and General Alfred Terry were supposed to ... of warriors fighting under Chief Sitting ...

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... the southern states. Many causes provoked the war, which would affect the nation for decades to come. Slavery, the Missouri Compromise, and John Brown's attack on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, were some of the many causes. In turn hundreds of thousands of soldiers died. The South's economy was devastated, and the ... Charles Sumner with a cane. Brooks felt violated by Sumner's "Crime against Kansas" speech, which provoked the retaliation. This attack spread the idea that violence might be able to solve the problem of slavery. In October 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a violent ... , Virgi...

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... General William T. Sherman. Westport, Conn.:Greenwood Press, 1972. Grant had decided that the only way to win and finish the war would be to attack with numbers. He knew that the Federal forces held more than a modest advantage in terms of men and supplies. This in mind, Grant directed Sherman ... been informed, there was an abundance of bacon and cornmeal. Several skirmishes took place along the way as some Federal regiments would catch up and attack, but the Confederate force reached Farmville. However, the men had no more that started to eat their bacon and cornmeal when Union General...

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... the Union Army, lay peacefully on the hard rocks of Cemetery Hill. He was grateful for a chance to sleep after a hard day of fighting the attack on Chancellorsville the day before. He looked back at the tired and frail men sleeping and waiting for the next step in the Civil War. Ellyatt turned ... . . . there are my hopes and prospects; with her my fortunes are cast; her fate is my fate, her destiny is my destiny." (Americana, 782) The attack on Fort Sumter opened the Civil War on April 12, 1861. This move started something that wouldn't be "short and decisive" (Norris, 1) as many people...

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... on March 23rd. III. THE END IS PLANNED Sherman immediately left Goldsboro to travel up to City Point and meet Grant to discuss plans of attack. When he arrived there, he found not only Grant, but also Admiral David Porter waiting to meet with President Lincoln. So on the morning ... had been informed, there was an abundance of bacon and cornmeal. Several skirmishes took place along the way as some Federal regiments would catch up and attack, but the Confederate force reached Farmville. However, the men had no more that started to eat their bacon and cornmeal when Union General Sheridan ar...

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