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Union Major General Irvin McDowell, on the morning of July 21, 1861.
Joseph E. Johnston of Virginia was the highest ranking US military officer to resign his commission and take command of a Southern army. He led the Army of the Shenandoah to reinforce General P.T. Beauregard's forces at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, where the total Confederate forces numbered about 32,000 men.
Robert E. Lee
Marched or rode in wagons.
After, they marched on to Psyque, PA. (look up psyque, very interesting.)
Union Major General Irvin McDowell, on the morning of July 21, 1861.
General William T. Sherman
General Irvin McDowell who lost the battle
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Between August 14 until August 19 of 1781, Washington secretly marched his troops from the Hudson to Virginia.
The French and American forces led by Comte Rochambeau and General George Washington marched hundreds of miles to get to Yorktown, Virginia which is right off of the York river. They had to set diversions to confuse the British forces led by General Cornwallis. After firing many shots, and getting trapped, Cornwallis surrendered on October 20th. He was to injured to surrender himself so he had his troops and his second in command o'hara. they played the drums respectfully and they were obviously drunk as they marched out of Yorktown
General Robert E Lee of Virginia
...the Confederacy was unable to defend itself, and that Union victory was inevitable.
...the Confederacy was unable to defend itself, and that Union victory was inevitable.
General Robert Edward Lee.
Joseph E. Johnston of Virginia was the highest ranking US military officer to resign his commission and take command of a Southern army. He led the Army of the Shenandoah to reinforce General P.T. Beauregard's forces at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, where the total Confederate forces numbered about 32,000 men.
Major General Joseph Hooker had approximately 134,000 troops in the Army of the Potomac on March 31, 1863. He outnumbered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia by a comfortable margin.