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What are the names of the union regiments in the Battle of Gettysburg?
See Link that lists the Union Order of Battle Go here. It gives all of the states and the regiments that fought: http://gburginfo.brinkster.net/AOP-regiments.htm
How did the lack of training for new recruits hurt the Union efforts at the Battle of Antietam in 1862?
The US Civil War required that proper training and drilling exercises were vital to success on the battlefield. A perfect example of this was when a number of Union regiments were raised in the Summer of 1862. Often times new recruits were placed on battlefields before they were ready. During the Battle of Antietam, the Union's Twelve Corps received three new Pennsylvania regiments, this amounted to one half of a brigade. When these troops were ordered to maneuver from a column formation into a line formation within 70 yards of Rebel forces, the troops could not do it. This was a five week-old regiment that had received no training in this maneuver. The groups colonel was shot immediately after giving the order and in a few minutes the collapsed. They were taken out of the battle because of poor training.
Was KS a confederate state?
No. Kansas was a territory during the Civil War. It was under the Union. Kansas supplied 17 regiments totaling about 20,000 men during the Civil War to fight for the Union. About 3,000 Kansas men died for the Union.
What civil war words begin with Z?
Samuel Zook was a Union general and Felix Zollicoffer was a Confederate general during the war. They begin with the letter Z.
How many casualties of the Battle of Antietam creek?
The Union army suffered over 2,100 combat deaths at Antietam.
Who served in regiments separate from white regiments in the Union Army?
Black regiments
How did the Union system when forming new regiments in the US Civil War harm their combat efficiency?
The Union's system of forming new regiments did great harm to their combat efficiency as did their practice of discharging veterans whose terms of service had expired. Though the Union made every effort to use new regiments to guard communications until they were seasoned , they did not consistently apply this. Even they applied more effort, the soldiers including officers had service time, but were placed into combat without the benefit of any sort of combat training. This could have been accomplished in their training camps before they were assigned communications guard duty. Only if attacked in that capacity could they gain some experience. However, this would only involve skirmishes with Confederate cavalry. Battlefield experience would be gained at a great loss of men.
Why was the formation of the new state of west Virginia so bad for the confederacy?
It diminished Confederate territory. It added another state to the Union, which would send regiments to fight the South. It was bad for morale in Virginia.
What are the names of the union regiments in the Battle of Gettysburg?
See Link that lists the Union Order of Battle Go here. It gives all of the states and the regiments that fought: http://gburginfo.brinkster.net/AOP-regiments.htm
Where Blacks excluded from the Union armies?
No, blacks were allowed to fight in the war. Remember, the Union was against slavery. There were some all African American regiments and some mixed regiments. The Confederate Army even had black soldiers.
When did African American regiments join the union?
African-Americans joined many Union regiments at the beginning of the war. In 1863, a large number of African American regiments were formed using primarily escaped slaves as foot soldiers. Most of their officers were white, because few blacks had the required education at that time.
Was New York part of the union army?
Yes, New York remained loyal to the Union and raised may volunteer regiments for the Union armies.
What role did they blacks play in the military during the civil war?
Regiments of black soldiers were formed in the Union army, led by white officers and black non-commissioned officers.While Lincoln had originally objected to forming black regiments in 1862, the need for soldiers pushed Union governors and general to enlist black soldiers. In all, six regiments of Colored Cavalry, eleven regiments and four companies of Colored Heavy Artillery, ten batteries of the Colored Light Artillery, and 100 regiments and sixteen companies of Colored Infantry were raised during the war. By the end of the Civil War, 190,000 blacks had served in the Union armed forces.
Was Colorado a Confederate or Union State during the Civil War?
Union. The population was very small though, and only about three regiments of infantry, and three regiments of cavalry, and one light artillery battery were formed in the state, or approximately 6,000 men who volunteered to fight for the Union.
Who was the leader for the Republicans in the Battle of Gettysburg?
The commander of the Union forces was George Meade, but not all of the Union forces were Republican. Most of the Irish regiments, for example, were Democrats, as was Union cavalry George Armstrong Custer.
How did the African regiments help the union war effort?
they helped because they would fight with the north and that would get them more soldiers.
How did the lack of training for new recruits hurt the Union efforts at the Battle of Antietam in 1862?
The US Civil War required that proper training and drilling exercises were vital to success on the battlefield. A perfect example of this was when a number of Union regiments were raised in the Summer of 1862. Often times new recruits were placed on battlefields before they were ready. During the Battle of Antietam, the Union's Twelve Corps received three new Pennsylvania regiments, this amounted to one half of a brigade. When these troops were ordered to maneuver from a column formation into a line formation within 70 yards of Rebel forces, the troops could not do it. This was a five week-old regiment that had received no training in this maneuver. The groups colonel was shot immediately after giving the order and in a few minutes the collapsed. They were taken out of the battle because of poor training.
