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During the 1864 Overland campaign, James C. Duane served as the chief engineer for the Army of the Potomac. Duane was well qualified as he graduated first in his class at West Point. As an aside, Duane's father had been a delegate to the Continental Congress, was mayor of New York City and a delegate to the convention that ratified the US Constitution.
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When did Union Captain Cyrus Comstock graduate from West Point?
Union Captain Cyrus Comstock graduated from West Point in 1855. He was ranked first in his class among the 34 cadets that graduated that year. Comstock was an excellent engineer and served at the Siege of Vicksburg and also in the 1864 Overland campaign.
What were the battles when the union tried to capture Richmond?
First Bull Run. Fredericksburg, and all the battles of the Overland campaign.
What battles did the union lose?
Bull Run (1st and 2nd) Peninsula campaign (the Seven Days Battles) Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Chickamauga Overland campaign (The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Coldharbour)
What was a common factor for both sides in the US Civil War's Overland campaign?
There was constant movement on both the Union and Confederate sides in the Overland campaign. As a consequence of this, wagons with food supplies could not always keep up with the armies they had to feed. The result was that undernourishment was a battle fatigue problem.
What problem did the US Civil War Secretary of War Edwin M Stanton see as a problem before the Overland campaign began?
During the Winter before the Overland campaign, Union Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton was facing a manpower shortage. He understood that soldiers recruited in 1861 for three year enlistments, would soon retire. To help correct this he began a reenlistment campaign appealing to the soldiers' sense of pride in the Union.
What role did Union General Joseph Gilbert Totten have in the Union's Peninsula campaign of 1862?
Union General George B. McClellan had plans for General Totten in the 1862 Peninsula campaign. Late in March of 1862, McClellan had requested that General Totten be made available to build fortifications on the peninsula leading to Richmond. He was an experienced engineer. McClellan understood that the experience of the Army's chief engineer, Totten would be invaluable in this campaign.
When was the wilderness campaign?
The Battle of the Wilderness was fought from May 5 through May 7, 1864. It was the first battle of the Overland Campaign, fought by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant after his appointment as a General in Chief of the Union Army.
What two tactical features of the Overland campaign made a significant impact on the fighting in Virginia?
Two tactical features of the 1864 Overland campaign had a significant effect on the fighting. these were:* US Grant's decision to keep his forces in close contact with Lee's forces as much as possible; and* The widespread use of fortifications.In previous Union operations, whether in victory or defeat, Union armies did not remain in such close contact with Southern armies.
What foiled US Grant's US Civil War Overland campaign in 1864?
As events turned out, neither General Grant nor his commanders could accurately gauge the difficulties the Overland campaign would meet. Grant's forces were far greater in numbers and overall strength, however, no one predicted the extensive use of field fortifications that Lee's engineers had constructed. This became a huge problem for the Union and the idea, that if the Overland campaign plans were executed, the war would be almost over.
What was the initial advantage the Union's Overland campaign had over the South?
When Lieutenant General US Grant began preparations for the Overland Campaign, he had a troop advantage. Initially Grant was working with 118,000 soldiers as compared to the 64,000 the Confederacy had in Virginia. This imbalance changed as reinforcements for both sides continued during several theaters, such as the Battle of Cold Harbor.
How did the Union's Overland campaign help General Sherman's Atlanta campaign?
The 1864 Overland campaign was designed to destroy the Army of Northern Virginia, however, although Grant's assaults in Virginia cost the Union extremely heavy casualties and also created Confederate casualties, there was no decisive and major victories for the Union. Ultimately General Grant used a siege against Petersburg and Richmond. The heavy pressure that General Grant used against the Virginia Confederates, helped General Sherman's Atlanta campaign and his March to the Sea. With Lee outnumbered in Virginia, Grant's operations prevented any Rebel reinforcements to be sent to stop Sherman in the Deep South.
When did Union General James Brewerton Ricketts graduate from West Point?
Union General James Brewerton Ricketts graduated from West Point in 1839. He was ranked 16th in a graduating class of cadets that numbered 31. Ricketts served in the Eastern Theater. He was wounded several times at the First Battle of Bull Run. At one point he was a POW after being captured early in the war. Later he served at the battles of Cedar Mountain, Antietam and during the Overland campaign.
