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What three Confederate generals pressured Richmond to replace General Johnston in 1864?
Confederate President Davis had never been a supported of Major General Joseph Johnston. They had quarreled with each other for most of the war. Davis also was supported in his dislike of Johnston by generals William Hardee and John Bell Hood. To a lessor extent, General Braxton Bragg was also in favor of Johnston's removal as head of the Army of Tennessee in 1864.
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Who were the Confederate generals of the battle of Shiloh?
Albert Sydney Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard.
Who were the two confederate generals at the Battle of Shiloh?
Albert Sydney Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard.
Who are 5 union and 5 confederate generals during the civil war?
(Union) Grant Sherman Slocum McLellan McDowell (Confederate) Lee Jackson Bragg Joseph E. Johnston Sidney Johnston
What generals fought in the Battle of Shiloh?
The union generals are as follows: Grant, Sherman, and Buell. The confederate generals are as follows: Johnston, Hardee, Bragg, Polk, Beauregard, Ruggles, and Wheeler. I hope this helps. *This spelling is ALL CORRECT*
What relative of Confederate General Albert S Johnston was sent to investigate the loss at the Battle of Shiloh?
Confederate Jefferson Davis was surprised with the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Shiloh. Jefferson had been in contact with the now late Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston as they planned their concentration of troops on Union forces in Tennessee. Davis sent one of his aids, Colonel William Johnston to investigate what had happened in the aftermath of Shiloh and ask what plans the Confederate generals in the Western Theater had planned. Davis was seeking a way to recover lost Confederate territory. He sent Colonel Johnston, who happened to be the nephew of the fallen Confederate General Albert S. Johnston.
How did internal jealousies hurt the top Confederate generals early on in the US Civil War?
Internal jealousies and disputes were a distraction for the top Confederate generals early on in the US Civil War. President Jefferson Davis played a more active role than even the very active President Lincoln. General Joseph Johnston blamed Davis for favoring generals Albert S. Johnston, Samuel Cooper and Robert E. Lee over himself. This placed Johnston as the 4th ranking general and Johnston resented this strongly. PT Beauregard also believed that President Davis showed far too much favoritism to the other senior Confederate generals. This distraction resulted in harming the Southern war effort in that Johnston, at least, began withholding war information from Davis.
Did Confederate Secretary War James Seddon have a military background?
The Confederacy's secretary of war in November of 1862 was James Alexander Seddon. He had no military background, he had been successful Richmond lawyer and also served as a congressman in the US and in the Confederate Congress.Jefferson Davis' other candidates for the office, major generals Johnston and Smith did have a strong military background.
Where did Confederate Jefferson Davis meet his generals to discuss General Lee's surrender at Appomattox?
After President Jefferson Davis had escaped from Richmond, he met with generals PT Beauregard and Joseph Johnston to discuss continuing the war despite the fact that Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee had surrendered to General US Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Davis wanted to continue the war. They met on April 12, 1865 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Both generals had just left Raleigh and the meeting with Davis was somber. Beauregard and Johnston informed Davis that to continue the war was hopeless. They were successful in convincing Davis that a surrender was necessary. Davis then authorized Johnston to meet with General Sherman and negotiate the Confederate surrender. The war was almost over at last.
Who was the virginian leader of the confederate army during the civil war?
Robert E. Lee, who was appointed General-in-Chief, late in the war. Many Confederate Generals were Virginians, including Joe Johnston and Stonewall Jackson.
What two confederate generals failed to stop Sherman?
The two Confederate generals who failed to stop General William Tecumseh Sherman during his famous "March to the Sea" were Joseph E. Johnston and John B. Hood. Johnston commanded the Confederate Army of Tennessee and attempted to strategically retreat and delay Sherman's advance, but was ultimately unsuccessful. Hood, who took over command from Johnston, launched aggressive but poorly coordinated attacks that failed to halt Sherman's forces. Sherman's campaign ultimately led to significant destruction in the South and contributed to the Confederacy's defeat.
What five Confederate generals met together for the first time to defeat the Union's Peninsula campaign?
After Jefferson Davis had replaced the wounded Joseph Johnston with General Lee, Lee began to make his plans to defeat the Union's Peninsula campaign that was sitting almost at the doorstep of Richmond. Lee made his headquarters just inside the eastern Confederate defense lines. He called four other generals there to plan their strategy of defeating the Union threat to Richmond. Together for the first time as a group were generals Lee, A.P. Hill, Harvey Hill, Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet. As an aside, Harvey Hill immediately recognized his brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson.
What caused Confederate President Jefferson Davis to call meetings between himself and generals Lee and Johnston in 1862?
In the Spring of 1862, Jefferson Davis struggled to create the proper defenses of Richmond because he was unsure of Union General George B. McClellan's operations made to capture Richmond. Davis held a number of meetings between himself, Robert E. Lee and Joseph Johnston to discuss this issue of vital importance. The meetings began in March and were completed in mid-April of 1862.
