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What side was West Virginia on in the Civil War?
West Virginia was originally part of the State of Virginia. After Virginia seceded and joined the Confederacy, West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union as a new State.
Grant's offensive against Lee's Army of North Virginia was fought in an area called from May 5 to 7 1864?
The Wilderness
Where did the confederate army finally surrender to the union army and who were the respective generals?
They surrendered in Appomatox, Virginia in 1865. The generals were Robert E. lee for the south, and Ulysses S. Grant for the north.
Who led the army in north viginia during the civil war?
The Army of Northern Virginia was the principal Confederate army in the Eastern theatre. It was led by Robert E. Lee after the serious wounding and hospitalising of Joseph E. Johnston.
What was the east confederate army called?
Army of Northern Virginia
What were the armies in the east known as during the US Civil War?
During the US Civil War, Virginia was home to many battles. In the eastern Theater, Virginia, each side had an army that dominated military operations there. For the South it was the Army of Northern Virginia, and for the North it was the Army of the Potomac.
What side was West Virginia on in the Civil War?
West Virginia was originally part of the State of Virginia. After Virginia seceded and joined the Confederacy, West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union as a new State.
Were did Robert E Lee surrender the confederate army to the north?
Appomattox, Virginia
How did south's fortune change after lee took command of the army of north Virginia?
Once Lee took command, the Army of Northern Virginia became a force to be reckoned with.
What did the south name its army after?
The south named its armies for the Department in which they operated. The entire south was divided into military departments, with a commander in each, who was also commander of the army troops in his Department. Thus, Lee commanded the Department of Northern Virginia (which was Virginia north of the James River) and so his army was the Army of Northern Virginia. The other main Rebel Army was the Army of Tennessee, from the Department of Tennessee. The north named its armies after rivers, so there was the Army of the Potomac, the Army of the Ohio, The Army of the Cumberland, the Army of the James, the Army of the Tennessee, and so on.
Did the north ever take virginia in the civil war?
Not the whole of it. Their job in Virginia was to try to destroy the Army of Northern Virginia. It took them four long years.
How did the Confederate army use the mountains of Virginia in its invasions of the North?
By separating its army into different sections, so that the enemy would not know where they were.
Where is the iwo jima statue located at?
On the north east side Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. A few miles to the north of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
What side did Robert E. Lee on Lee on?
Lee commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
What were the names of armies of fredericksberg battle?
In 1862 the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, pitted the Army of Northern Virginia against the Army of the Potomac. General Robert E. Lee commanded the former army and General Ambrose Burnside commanded the latter army. As it turned out, it was a rushing defeat for the North and it premier army, the Army of the Potomac.
Who fought in the second battle bull run?
On the Northern side - the Army of the Potomac, commanded by John Pope. On the Southern side - the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee.
How far is Virginia from West Virgina?
They share boarders on the north west side.
