General Ulysses S. Grant with the Army of the Potomac battled General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia for six weeks across central Virginia. At the Wilderness‚ Spotsylvania‚ North Anna and Totopotomoy Creek‚ Lee repeatedly stalled‚ but failed to stop‚ Grant ’s southward progress toward Richmond. The next logical military objective for Grant was the crossroads styled by locals Old Cold Harbor. May 31‚ 1864 After sparring along the Totopotomoy northeast of Richmond‚ Grant ordered
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The siege of Vicksburg will be known as one of the most important battles in the Civil War. At least‚ that’s what the opposing president’s think. The city of Vicksburg‚ Louisiana‚ sits on the banks of the Mississippi. Vicksburg was a vital port city for the Confederacy‚ as it was one of the two remaining cities on the mississippi that the South had control over. Because of this‚ the actual fort was heavily armed. Lunentint General John C. Pemberton had been put in charge of the fort’s protection
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Abraham Lincoln 2. Assassination: When: 14th of April 1865‚ 10:15 pm Eastern Standard time. Where: Ford’s Theatre‚ Washington D.C‚ sitting in the presidential box. How: Shot by John Wilkes Booth. (Philadelphia Derringer pistol used) Who: John Wilkes Booth. He had two co-conspirators‚ Lewis Powell and David Herold. Why: John‚ the assassin‚ was a southern sympathizer‚ who wanted Abraham and two others dead‚ in order to inspire his country to win the war. John was mad at Abraham because
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their numerous casualties‚ the Army of Tennessee secured one of its greatest tactical victories at Chickamauga. The Confederates drove the Federal army back to Chattanooga‚ though Bragg was unable to capitalize on the victory. In late November 1863 Grant was given command of Union forces in the Western Theater. He withstood the Siege of Chattanooga and subsequent battles‚ nullified the strategic gains made by Bragg at Chickamauga and opened the “Gateway to the South.” After the Chattanooga Campaign
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commissioned as a lieutenant colonel during the American Civil War‚ when he served as an auxiliary to General Ulysses S. Grant. Ely wrote the terminal preliminary form of the Confederate surrender terms at Appomattox. Later in his career‚ Parker rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General. He was one of the only two Native Americans to earn a general’s rank during the war. President Grant‚ of the United States delegated him as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The aboriginal Native American to influence
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On May 7‚ 1864 Ulysses S. Grant orders the army to of potomac to head toward Spotsylvania Court House. Spotsylvania Courthouse is a small town off a trail on the way to Richmond‚ Virginia. Grant was attempting to cut off Robert E. Lee’s army that was heading for Richmond or at least get Lee’s army into an open field where the Unions would be able to take advantage with their superior numbers. It was Conf. general J.E.B. Stuart’s job to stop the federals from getting to Spotsylvania. For a couple
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Killing Lincoln By TJ Epps “Killing Lincoln” is a historical thriller written by Bill O’Reilly that explains the events prior to‚ and after the death‚ of our beloved 16th President‚ Abraham Lincoln. Bill O’Reilly first sets the stage in the last days of our great Civil War‚ which takes place in the beginning of April‚ 1865. Mr. O’Reilly takes the readers from the civil war‚ to the killing of Lincoln‚ to the pursuit of the assassins‚ to the final hour of John Wilkes Booth’s life. Knowing that
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the battle 1. Where was the Battle of Shiloh fought? The Battle of Shiloh was fought in Pittsburg Landing which is in Hardin County‚ Tennessee. 2. What leaders commanded the North? The generals who lead the Union were Don Carlos Buell and Ulysses S. Grant. 3. What leaders commanded the South? The generals who lead the Confederates were Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard. 4. How many deaths were there in this battle? On the Union side there were 1‚754 killed‚ 8‚408 wounded‚ 2‚885
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leadership differed greatly – The North had better leadership in nearly every area‚ significantly that of the president! Abraham Lincoln proved to be a far better military leader than his counterpart‚ Jefferson Davis. In addition‚ the northern generals Grant and Sherman adopted new tactics for waging war. They implemented strategies designed to decimate The South’s ability and desire to fight. Until this time‚ The South’s philosophy of conservatism allowed The Confederacy to hold off The Union for four
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William S. Rosecrans‚ went back to its base at Chattanooga. Reaching the safety of the town‚ they quickly created defenses before General Braxton Bragg’s pursuing Army of Tennessee arrived. Moving his men onto Missionary Ridge to the east and Lookout Mountain to the south‚ Bragg soon commanded the approaches to the city and placed the Union troops under siege. With the situation worsening‚ President Lincoln made the Military Division of the Mississippi and placed Major General Ulysses S. Grant in command
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