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How did Union General Sherman begin his operations against the army of Confederate General Joseph Johnston in May of 1864?
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Major General William T. Sherman was in Georgia in 1864. Defending the state and the City of Atlanta was Confederate General Joseph Johnston. Sherman had the luxury of an army numbering 100,000 troops. Johnston had 50,000. On May 7, 1864, Sherman began his operations with a wide turning movement against the Confederates. He used about 25,000 troops in this tactical maneuver.The flank attack proved successful and came close to cutting off Johnston's communications lines. In time, Johnston was able to prevent this with a skill retreat that did cause him to abandon Dalton Georgia. Johnston was fortunate that on May 13, 13,000 troops from Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana came to reinforce the Rebel army. As welcomed as these troops were, Johnston was still outnumbered.
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What advantage did Union General Sherman have over Confederate General Johnston in the Georgia campaign of 1864?
General Sherman began his campaign into Georgia with 100,000 troops. His Confederate opponent, General Joseph Johnston commanded only 50,000 troops.
What quote from Confederate General Joseph E Johnston was in reaction to?
General William Sherman's march through South Carolina
What Confederate general replaced General Braxton Bragg?
After the loss at the Battle of Chattanooga, Jefferson Davis replaced Bragg with General Joseph Johnston. Johnston's troops would be asked to defend the march of Union General William T. Sherman to Georgia.
In spite of his victory Confederate President Jefferson Davis decided to replace General Johnston with on July 18.?
On July 17, 1864 President Jefferson Davis replaced General Joseph Johnston with General John Hood. US General William Sherman would now face General Bell and his name was familiar to Sherman. He asked one of Hood's classmates at West Point, General Schofield, about the abilities of Hood. Schofield's answer was not pleasing to Sherman in that the response was that Hood was a man of reckless courage.
What famous Confederate general was one of General William T. Sherman's pallbearers?
Joseph E. Johnston. It was a freezing winter's day in New York, and Johnston insisted on standing bareheaded, out of respect. His friends told him that he would catch his death, but Johnston said "If that was me lying there, Sherman would have removed his hat." The elderly Johnston did, in fact, catch a cold that turned to pneumonia, and died soon after.
Why did Union General William T Sherman allow the Confederate Secretary of War to help Confederate General Johnston negotiate Johnston's surrender?
After the first meeting of Union General Sherman and Confederate General Johnston to negotiate Johnston's surrender, Johnston asked that in their next meeting, the Confederate Secretary of War. John C. Breckinridge be present. Sherman objected to having a political appointee of the Confederacy to join the next meeting. Johnston countered by reminding Sherman that Breckinridge was also a major general in the Confederate army. Based on that, Sherman agreed to allow Breckinridge to attend the next surrender meeting.
What advantage did Union General Sherman have over Confederate General Johnston in the Georgia campaign of 1864?
General Sherman began his campaign into Georgia with 100,000 troops. His Confederate opponent, General Joseph Johnston commanded only 50,000 troops.
What quote from Confederate General Joseph E Johnston was in reaction to?
General William Sherman's march through South Carolina
How did Union General Sherman find out that Confederate General Joseph Johnston was being replaced?
In mid-July of 1864, Union General William Sherman was headquartered outside of Atlanta. There a Union spy informed him that Confederate General Joseph Johnston was being replaced with General John Bell Hood. Sherman knew little about Hood, except that he lost a leg at the Battle of Chickamauga.
What Confederate general replaced General Braxton Bragg?
After the loss at the Battle of Chattanooga, Jefferson Davis replaced Bragg with General Joseph Johnston. Johnston's troops would be asked to defend the march of Union General William T. Sherman to Georgia.
What was the response of General Robert E Lee to the removal of General Johnston as commander of the Army of the Tennessee?
General Lee was opposed to the removal of General Johnston by Jefferson Davis, as commander of the Army of the Tennessee. Davis believed that Johnston had not been aggressive enough against Union General Sherman. He placed General Bragg to command the Army of the Tennessee. Lee was fully aware that Johnston's tactics of fighting a defensive war with Sherman was the best way possible in light of Sherman's troop advantage. Historians and surely Confederate generals of the time wondered why Davis did not appoint a general in chief to handle the South's military operations. So very late in 1865 did Davis place Lee in control of the Southern armies.
How did Union General Sherman's large troop advantage aid in forcing entrenched Confederates to retreat in 1864?
Union General Sherman's large troop advantage over the forces of Confederate General Johnston allowed Sherman to, in succession, move out entrenched Rebel positions with expertly controlled turning movements. This included Confederate positions at Allatoona Pass, Marietta, and the Chattahochee River. Sherman's one error caused his defeat at Kennesaw Mountain where Johnston's troops halted a Union frontal assault.
In spite of his victory Confederate President Jefferson Davis decided to replace General Johnston with on July 18.?
On July 17, 1864 President Jefferson Davis replaced General Joseph Johnston with General John Hood. US General William Sherman would now face General Bell and his name was familiar to Sherman. He asked one of Hood's classmates at West Point, General Schofield, about the abilities of Hood. Schofield's answer was not pleasing to Sherman in that the response was that Hood was a man of reckless courage.
What famous Confederate general was one of General William T. Sherman's pallbearers?
Joseph E. Johnston. It was a freezing winter's day in New York, and Johnston insisted on standing bareheaded, out of respect. His friends told him that he would catch his death, but Johnston said "If that was me lying there, Sherman would have removed his hat." The elderly Johnston did, in fact, catch a cold that turned to pneumonia, and died soon after.
What Confederate general evacuated Atlanta in order to prevent his army from being destroyed?
Confederate General John Bell Hood had replaced General Johnston in order to prevent the fall of Atlanta. He was not successful and General Sherman had the city basically under siege. To save what was left of his army, General Hood had to evacuate Atlanta and Sherman marched in unopposed.
When did Confederate General Johnston be replaced by General John Bell Hood?
Confederate President Jefferson Davis became dissatisfied with General Johnston's inability to stop the Union's advance towards Atlanta. Union General Sherman was making steady progress and Davis believed a more aggressive John Bell Hood would better protect Atlanta. On July 17, 1864 Bell replaced Johnston.
Us union general who defeated the confederate general?
Grant defeated Lee, as planned. Sherman failed to defeat Joe Johnston's Army of Tennessee (later John Hood's), but this army was totally routed later by George Thomas at Nashville. Sherman then went on to cross Georgia and the Carolinas, which definitely shortened the war, finally defeating Joe Johnston in command of another Confederate army.
