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The Confederate force led by was able to defeat the Union force at the siege of Petersburg?
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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.
Why did the confederates attacked fort Sumter?
they wanted revenge on the Union
What was the goal of general Pickett and his confederate troops when charged union troops on cemetery ridge?
To cut the Union line in half to force them to retreat.
The Confederate forces were defeated at the the first of the Battles of Seven Days by an outnumbered Union force?
Battle Of Mechanicsville
Who were the leaders at the the battle of Gettysburg?
The commander of the Union force was General George Meade. The commander of the Confederate force was General Robert E. Lee.
How did the union and confederate plans for victory differ?
The Union wanted to track down General Lee and force him to surrender.The Confederacy wanted to capture the Union Capitol of Washington D.C., capture President Lincoln, try him for war crimes, and re-confederate the states into a new union.
How did union and confederate plans for victory differ?
The Union wanted to track down General Lee and force him to surrender.The Confederacy wanted to capture the Union Capitol of Washington D.C., capture President Lincoln, try him for war crimes, and re-confederate the states into a new union.
Was the battle of chancellersville and the battle of fredricksberg the same battle?
THE BATTLE OF FREDRICKBURG IS DIFFRENT FROM THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLERSVILLE IN THE BATTLE OF FREDRICKSBERG IT WS THE UNION FORCES WHO ATTACKED THE CONFEDERATE FIXED POSITION, NUMEROUS UNION ATTACKS WERE REPULSED BY THE CONFEDERATE FORCES SUFFERING HEAVY CASUALTIES UNION FORCES COMMANDED BY GEN. BURNSIDE WHILE THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLERSVILLE WAS INITIATED BY THE CONFEDERATE FORCE, OUTNUMBERED 3 TO 1 THEY UT MANUVERED THE UNION FORCE ROUTING THEM, CONFEDERATE GEN STONEWALL JACKSON WAS WOUNDED ON THAT BATTLE BY FRIENDLY FIRE, BUT EVENTUALLY DIED A FEW DAYS LATER, IT IS IN THAT CONFEDERATE VICTORY THAT GEN LEE DECIDED TO INVADE THE NORTH
What was General Lee's plan to defeat the Union army in Virginia in 1864?
Although General Lee's forces were severely out numbered as the Union army advanced into Virginia in the Spring of 1864, Lee believed his smaller force had a chance to defeat the advancing Federals. As the Federal columns approached the Wilderness, that would be the place where Lee would make contact. The Wilderness was packed with thickets and horrible roads. There the Union army's large size would be a handicap in terms of attempting to defeat the Confederate attack. The Union's artillery would be nullified as the terrain made any accuracy by the Union artillery to be impossible. Lee hoped the confusion that the Wilderness would cause would allow Lee to cut the Union army in half and force any remaining Union troops into a retreat back across the Rapidan River. In Lee's mind, this assault would be a repeat of the Battle of Chancellorsville.
What was the main concern of the Confederates as General Sherman began his march to Savannah in 1864?
The chief concern of General Sherman's march to Savannah, or in fact to any point on the Atlantic coast that he might be able to march north and reinforce Union troops battling the Confederates in Virginia. Such a combined Union force there would enable the Federals to break through the Confederate entrenchments surrounding Petersburg.
Why did they fight in the confederate war?
The south wanted to leave the Union and start their own country; the Confederate States of America. The United States of America wouldn't allow that...and stopped them by force of arms (war).
What was difference between the uniforms worn by the union and the Confederate solders?
The Union was the better supplied force of the two, and their uniforms were consistently blue. The Confederate uniform was grey - however, not having the logistics available to Union forces, the Confederates often had to assemble whatever they could, using uniform items, civilian clothing, and captured Union uniform items.
