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What city in Georgia did the Confederates plan to make a stand against General Sherman's march in 1864?
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The Confederates facing the General Sherman problem in Georgia, were not 100% positive of his exact targets or his location in Georgia. They made a small concentration of troops in Augusta, Georgia, but Sherman had no intentions of moving on Augusta, he simply avoided the town.
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What was the South's reaction to General Sherman's use of total war?
The Confederates had no possibility to effectively react against the total war carried on by Sherman. The only forces they could deploy to withstand the March to the Sea were: General Wheeler's Corps of Cavalry and a division of Georgia's Militia with 3 batteries, for a total of about 10,000 men. This situation was to ascribe to the decision of engage the Confederate Army of Tennessee in the offensive towards Memphis, which left Georgia undefended, at the mercy of Sherman's Army.
What did general Robert E. Lee fear?
The prospect of having take up arms against his own state of Virginia. That's why he turned down the job of General-in-Chief of the Union army, and joined the Confederates.
How did the Mississippi River make General US Grant's lines of operation obvious to the Confederates at the end of 1862?
Along the secure water route of the Mississippi River in late 1862 the necessity of of maintaining this line of communications made Major General US Grant's line of operation so clear that the Rebels could force him to approach them head on. This resulted in the failed Union assault at Chickasaw Bluffs. Additionally, Confederate General Van Dorn's cavalry raid at Holly Springs prevented a Union flanking maneuver against Vicksburg. This then forced General Grant to maximize his efforts against the Confederates along a water route.
How did Union General Sherman begin his operations against the army of Confederate General Joseph Johnston in May of 1864?
Major General William T. Sherman was in Georgia in 1864. Defending the state and the City of Atlanta was Confederate General Joseph Johnston. Sherman had the luxury of an army numbering 100,000 troops. Johnston had 50,000. On May 7, 1864, Sherman began his operations with a wide turning movement against the Confederates. He used about 25,000 troops in this tactical maneuver.The flank attack proved successful and came close to cutting off Johnston's communications lines. In time, Johnston was able to prevent this with a skill retreat that did cause him to abandon Dalton Georgia. Johnston was fortunate that on May 13, 13,000 troops from Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana came to reinforce the Rebel army. As welcomed as these troops were, Johnston was still outnumbered.
What side was Wisconsin fighting on?
Wisconsin was a Union state and sent troops to fight against the Confederates.
Were the confederates for or against slavery?
They were for slavery.
What is a confederates mean in the Civil War?
The Confederates were against slavery in the civil war. They did not want it.
Were the federalists the north or the south?
The Federalists were the North. The Confederates were the South. Federalists were against slavery and the Confederates were for slavery. Confederates is against the federalists, or opposite the federalists. CONfederalists.
It Matched the Union Against the Confederates?
a match
What was the South's reaction to General Sherman's use of total war?
The Confederates had no possibility to effectively react against the total war carried on by Sherman. The only forces they could deploy to withstand the March to the Sea were: General Wheeler's Corps of Cavalry and a division of Georgia's Militia with 3 batteries, for a total of about 10,000 men. This situation was to ascribe to the decision of engage the Confederate Army of Tennessee in the offensive towards Memphis, which left Georgia undefended, at the mercy of Sherman's Army.
What did general Robert E. Lee fear?
The prospect of having take up arms against his own state of Virginia. That's why he turned down the job of General-in-Chief of the Union army, and joined the Confederates.
Why did honest Abe get shot?
Because he was against the Confederates...it was a group of fundamentalist confederates that planned his assassination.
What was the eleven state that rebelled against the union were known as?
The confederates.
Who did the union soldiers sight against in the civil war?
If you mean who they fought against than that would be the Confederates.
What caused the Confederates to plan a concentration against Major General Rosencrans in 1863?
Soon after the fall of Vicksburg in July of 1863, there was a situation that may be termed a period of inaction on the part of the Union. As brief as that may have been, that was the perception of both generals in the field and by many Civil War historians. The Confederates sought to take advantage of this and to give active consideration for a troop concentration against the army of Union General Rosencrans. At the time, Rosencrans' Army of the Cumberland was considered to be the weakest major Union force east of the Mississippi River. As an aside, President Lincoln and General in Chief Henry Halleck had the opposite view. They threatened him with removal from command if he did not make an advance against Confederate General Bragg's army.
How did the Mississippi River make General US Grant's lines of operation obvious to the Confederates at the end of 1862?
Along the secure water route of the Mississippi River in late 1862 the necessity of of maintaining this line of communications made Major General US Grant's line of operation so clear that the Rebels could force him to approach them head on. This resulted in the failed Union assault at Chickasaw Bluffs. Additionally, Confederate General Van Dorn's cavalry raid at Holly Springs prevented a Union flanking maneuver against Vicksburg. This then forced General Grant to maximize his efforts against the Confederates along a water route.
What tactic did Ulysses S. Grant successfully against the confederates at Peters-burg?
a siege
