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When did Confederate President Jefferson Davis replace General Joseph Johnston during the defense of Atlanta?
Atlanta was an important city for the Confederacy to hold, and armies under the command of Union General William T. Sherman were pressing on towards that city. Jefferson Davis believed that General John B. Hood could do a more effective job then Johnston. Davis replaced Johnston on July 17, 1864.
What Confederate offensive in 1862 helped the Union capture the port city of New Orleans?
The Confederate general commanding Rebel forces in the Western Theater was General Albert Sidney Johnston. He and Jefferson Davis agreed on a plan to stop Union forces from making inroads in Tennessee. The plan called for a huge concentration of Southern troops to make the attack against General Grant at Pittsburg Landing. This plan called for troops from New Orleans among other locations to form a concentration. As it turned out, the City of New Orleans only had a skeleton force to defend the city when flag officers Farragut and Davis began their assault on the forts defending New Orleans.
What city in Virginia was the confederate capital during the civil war?
Richmond, Virgina was the confederates capital during the civil war. This is not correct, Montgomery, Alabama was the first Confederate capital in 1862, Jefferson Davis was sworn in on the steps of the Montgomery Capital building. Also you can still visit the first confederate white house where Jeff Davis and his family lived before the southern capital was moved to Richmond, VA.
What city did the confederate troops follow from the battle of cold harbor?
I think the answer is Richmond, Virginia.
What one was one factor that hampered Confederate General Braxton Bragg at Chattanooga?
Certainly the situation for the South at Chattanooga, Tennessee was bad enough. A dangerous distraction at Knoxville, however would add to the Confederates problems. Eastern Tennessee was the most pro-Union part of that state. In early September, 1863 Union General Ambrose Burnside had captured the city of Knoxville. This led Confederate President Jefferson Davis to contact Bragg and do what he could to retake the city. From a military standpoint, Bragg had every instinct to focus on Grant, however, Davis had supported Bragg when there were many voices to have him removed, but Davis supported Bragg. As a loyal backer of Davis, Bragg sent General Longstreet and 10,000 troops to Knoxville in hopes of reducing Burnside. Surely the 10,000 troops would have been better left in the defense of Chattanooga.
What city in Maryland was the confederate troops stopped when lee started to invade the north?
Battle of Antietam
What city did the confederate troops pass by on their way to the battle of cold cold harbor?
Richmond, Virginia
On November 25 1863 Union troops attacked the Southern position on Missionary Ridge and defeated the Confederate troops driving them out of what city?
Chattanooga
James Monroe John Tyler and Jefferson Davis were buried in what city?
Memphis,Tennesee
Who encouraged Confederates Davis Lee and Braxton to launch an assault to free Tennessee?
After the fall of Atlanta in Union's hand, John Bell Hood, commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, devised a counter-offensive plan to invade the Tennessee and reach the Line of the River Ohio. The plan was submitted to Davis, Lee and Bragg and approved. On September 29, 1864, the Confederate army crossed over the Chattahoochee west from Palmetto, starting the offensive.
When did Union troops defeat Confederate troops at Williamsburg Virginia?
The Army of the Potomac beats an outnumbered Confederate force at Williamsburg Virginia on May 5, 1862. Union General McClellan occupies the city the next day.
What city became the capital of the Confederate government?
Montgomery, Alabama was the capital from February 1861 until May 1861. Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, moved the Confederate government to Richmond, Virginia in large part due to the heat and mosquitoes that were common during the Alabama summers. Once Virginia seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America, the Confederate government moved to Richmond, Virginia. The last Confederate capital was Danville, Virginia.
