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What Confederate general took over the Richmond defenses when General Lee replaced General Joseph Johnston in 1862?
When General Lee was called to replace the wounded Joseph Johnston to stop the Union's Peninsula campaign, he left General Gustavus W. Smith to defend Richmond. Smith was ready having recovered from an illness in early June 1862.
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Where was Confederate General Johnston wounded during the Peninsula campaign?
During the Peninsula campaign the fighting for Richmond began at Fair Oaks. General Johnston was wounded during his attack on Union forces and was replaced by General Robert E. Lee.
What caused Confederate General Joseph Johnston to fall out of favor with Jefferson Davis during the Peninsula campaign?
On May 21, 1862 Confederate President Jefferson Davis demanded the battle plans of Major General Joseph Johnston's defense of Richmond. Davis had realized that Johnston had no intentions of using the Peninsula as a base for his defensive operations against the Union forces on their way to assault Richmond. Finally, General Lee and Davis convinced Johnston to attack Union General McClellan's forces east of Richmond on the peninsula. Johnston's refusal, then reluctance to do so, would later become evident in the Atlanta campaign when Johnston would be replaced by John Bell Hood. Davis and Johnston would never get along with each other throughout the war.
What was the official reason that Confederate President Davis replaced Major General Johnston in July of 1864?
On July 17, 1864, Richmond wrote to General Johnston that he was to be replaced. Johnston received word that he had failed to arrest the advance of the Union armies in the vicinity of Atlanta and allowed them to penetrate deep into Georgia. Davis had no confidence that Johnston could defeat Union armies and was relieved of duty as commander of the Army of Tennessee. He was to turn over his command to Major General John Bell Hood.
What confederate general was wounded at fair oaks?
Joseph E. Johnston. He was replaced by Robert E. Lee.
Who was the confederate commander for the peninsular campaign?
Joseph E. Johnston - until he was badly wounded, and had to be replaced by Robert E. Lee.
What Confederate general had been the Quartermaster General for the US Army?
Confederate General Joseph Johnston had been the Army's Quartermaster General before the US Civil War. When Johnston joined the Confederacy, he was replaced by Montgomery Meigs.Both men were West Point graduates.
Who were the commanding officers for the Battle of Shiloh?
Grant (Union) Sidney Johnston (Confederate), who was killed in that battle, and replaced by his second-in-command Beauregard.
The commanding officer confederate of the Battle of Shiloh?
Sidney Johnston - killed in the battle, and replaced b his second-in-command P.G.T. Beauregard.
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.
Who was the confederate leader of the Battle of Shiloh?
General Sidney Johnston (no relation to Joe Johnston), regarded as the best General in the South, and killed in that battle. He was replaced by his second-in-command General P.G.T. Beauregard.
Why did the Battle of Atlanta occur?
It took place at Atlanta, Georgia. "During the months leading up to the battle, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston had repeatedly retreated from Sherman's superior force. All along the railroad line from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Marietta, Georgia, a pattern was played and replayed: Johnston would take up a defensive position, Sherman would march to outflank the Confederate defenses, and Johnston would retreat again. After Johnston's withdrawal following the Battle of Resaca, the two armies clashed again at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, but the Confederate senior leadership in Richmond was unhappy with Johnston's perceived reluctance to fight the Union army, even though he had little chance of winning. Thus, on July 17, 1864, as he was preparing for the Battle of Peachtree Creek, Johnston was relieved of his command and replaced by Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood.[8] The dismissal and replacement of Johnston was one of the most controversial decisions of the Civil War.[9] Hood commanded approximately 51,000 men[3] against Sherman commanding almost 100,000 men.[2] Hood, who was fond of taking risks,[8] lashed out at Sherman's army at Peachtree Creek, but the attack failed with almost five thousand Confederate casualties. !
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.
