He looked as though he was going to win it, through the summer of 1864, when he denied any decisive victories to Sherman, and Northern morale suffered so badly that Lincoln actually wrote in his diary that he thought he would lose the election.
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For the south: James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart, Wade Hampton, A.P.Hill, D.H.Hill, Albert Sydney Johnston, Joseph E. Johnston, Jubal Early, Braxton Bragg. For the north: Ulysess Grant, William T. Sherman, Phil Sheridan, Joseph Hooker, Ambrose Burnside, George Meade, George McClellan.
Surrender of Robert E.Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia, the only sizeable Confederate army still in the field, and then the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston. Apart from a few skirmishes in the West, this month marked the end of the Civil War.
The war ended in 1865. Some hostilities continued in remote areas even after the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, VA on April 9, 1865 and the surrender of General Joseph Johnston at Bennett Farm, NC, on April 26, 1865. But these constituted the largest number of active Confederate forces.
That was Shiloh in Western Tennessee. Remember, the Confederate commanding General (killed in the battle) was Sidney Johnston, not the better-known Joseph E. Johnston - no relation - who later commanded the Army of Tennessee.
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Robert E. Lee, Joseph Johnston, and Ulyss Grant
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Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard.
The top five were Samuel Cooper, Sidney Johnston, Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, P.G.T. Beauregard.
Shiloh Church. (Trick question there. You thought we'd all be wondering about Joseph E. Johnston, not Sidney Johnston!)
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Joseph E. Johnston was born on February 3, 1807.
Joseph E. Johnston was born on February 3, 1807.
Joseph E. Johnston was a General in the Confederate States Army .
Robert E. Lee had surrendered, but Joseph E. Johnston's army was still active as were numerous scattered units.
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