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Q: Confederate General who advised Lee against the initial attack at Gettysburg?
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In the battle of Gettysburg who led the battle?

Confederate general Robert E. Lee led his army of Northern Virginia against Major union general Meade's Army of the Potomac in the Battle of Gettysburg.


Who ran an illfited charge at gettysburg?

George Pickett led the ill-fated charge known as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. The charge took place on July 3, 1863, and was a Confederate infantry assault against Union forces. Pickett's Charge ultimately failed and resulted in heavy losses for the Confederate Army.


What Confederate general advised a subordinate to use the ancient Roman Fabian tactics against General Sherman?

When Confederate General PT Beauregard learned of General Sherman's march through Georgia, he immediately telegraphed General Richard Taylor to march from Alabama and intercept General Sherman's march through Georgia. As Taylor had no army to match that of Sherman's, Beauregard advised Taylor to position his forces in front of Sherman and destroy all roads and supplies that would help Sherman's troops. Beauregard also advised Taylor to use the ancient Roman tactics that the Roman Fabian had used against Hannibal. Taylor could not make a stand anywhere and had to constantly keep on the move in order to avoid any battles with Sherman's army.


What battle a disastrous charge against forces hold the cemetery ridge tp confederate defeat?

I believe it was Battle of Gettysburg


Gettysburg?

Union General George G. Meade led an army of about 90,000 men to victory against General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army of about 75,000. Gettysburg is the war's most famous battle because of its large size, high cost in lives, location in a northern state, and for President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.


What words start with z from the civil war?

· Zollicoffer, Felix (Confederate General) · Zook, Samuel (Union General) · Zouave regiment IMPROVEMENT - Zahm Louis (US Brigadier General) - Ziegler's Grove (part of Gettysburg's battlefield) - "Zouave" USN gunboat (fought at Hampton Roads against the CSS Virginia on March 8,1862


The three-day Battle of Gettysburg resulted in?

the Confederate elections of 1863 to turn sharply against supporters of Jefferson Davis. Henretta, pg. 426.


Why did the battle happen in Alabama against union and confederate army?

Gettysburg took place in Pennsylvania, not Alabama, though Alabama troops did take part.


Why did general lee march his troops in Gettysburg in 1863?

The were detouring from their march against Washington to commandeer shoes.


What were the plans of Confederate General Lee on the second day of battle at Gettysburg?

General Lee had waken well before the break of dawn on the second day of battle at Gettysburg. He returned to Seminary Ridge but could not formulate a plan of action until the light of dawn gave him a clear view of the battlefield. Whatever that specific plan might have been, Lee's mindset was one of conducting a set of offensive operations against Meade's Army of the Potomac.


Who is Robert E Lee?

he loved his home state Virginia so he joined confederates. The Confederate army commander in the American Civil War. Yes, he was A <-- Notice the A, confederate army commander in the American Civil War. He was a war hero, many battles known; battle of Bull Run, battle of Shiloh, battle of Gettysburg, and many others to lead his troops into battle. The odds seemed to be always against him. Every time he fought a battle, he found in strategy and not in pride. I could easily count him as one of the better Confederate Generals. General Lee was appointed General-in-Chief of the Confederate Army in 1865, just in time to sign the surrender documents.


When did Confederate General Braxton Bragg begin his offensive against Union forces in Tennessee?

Confederate General Braxton Bragg had been carrying on operations in the Western theater. In 1862, he and General Kirby Smith were preparing to join forces for battles in Tennessee. In the last days of August, 1862, Bragg begins his offensive against Union General Buell in Tennessee.