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.
In the midst of the McClellan Peninsula campaign, Confederate General Joseph Johnston was wounded and was out of action. Jefferson Davis was aware of Robert E. Lee's talents, and had placed Lee in charge of defeating the Peninsula campaign. Lee was always a well respected Union commander. With his success in the Peninsula campaign, Lee took over Eastern Confederate military operations.
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.
Confederate General Johnston was badly wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines. Aside from that, Lee was the better General. Johnston gave up ground when he did not have to, and he did not work and play well with others.
Gilbert Joseph Menchaca's birth name is Gilbert Joseph Menchaca.
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Joseph Gilbert - vigneron - died in 1881.
Joseph Gilbert - vigneron - was born in 1800.
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.
Gilbert Joseph Menchaca goes by Stamos.
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton was born on 1907-11-11.
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton died on 1957-02-18.
Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert was born in 1750.