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General Stonewall Jackson battled Union General Banks on May 23, to the 24th in 1862. Jackson cut off Bank's supply line and forced him into a hasty retreat.
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How did Confederate General Stonewall Jackson hamper the Union's Peninsula campaign?
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson remained a constant threat to Union operations in Virginia until his death after the Battle of Chancellorsville in May of 1863. Prior to that, Jackson had been causing grief to Union generals assigned by President Lincoln to capture or destroy Jackson's army. His victory at the Battle of Winchester on May 25, caused Lincoln's plans to reinforce General McClellan's Peninsula campaign to pause. As long as Jackson remained a dominate force in the Shenandoah Valley, helping McClellan would be impossible.
What might have been a reason that General Robert E Lee assigned the capture of Harper's Ferry to Stonewall Jackson?
As the Confederate raid into Maryland was unfolding in 1862, General Robert E. Lee assigned Stonewall Jackson the mission of capturing Harper's Ferry. Lee might have known that Jackson's first assignment in the US Civil War was, as a colonel, assigned to take charge of troops in and around Harper's Ferry. This was near an important railway junction, and was the site of a former US arsenal.Jackson was very familiar with the area around this former arsenal.
What happen in the second Battle of Bull Run?
The second battle of Bull Run took place from August 29 to September 1, 1862. It was a victory for Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. It was fought in the same area as the first battle of Bull Run. The Confederate victory paved the way for Lee's invasion of Maryland. The new Union army, the Army of Virginia was commanded by Major General John Pope. His forces numbered about 45,000 troops. He attempted a move southward in a campaign to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. Confederate general Stonewall Jackson attacked Pope's forces and succeeded in defeating the Union army.
What were the plans of the union during the Battle of Antietam before they found the confederates plans?
The plan for the attack on the Confederate incursion into Maryland was to follow the Rebel army. Then, assault it in order to drive it out of the North. Finding the lost General Lee order that split the Confederate army proved to not change much as Union General McClellan was slow to act. In fact he failed to save harper's Ferry from capture by Stonewall Jackson.
What event sparked Lincoln's reelection victory in 1864?
The capture of Atlanta, Georgia, and then the capture of Savannah, Georgia, and the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, were all important factors. Additionally, General Sherman's victory in Atlanta helped Abraham Lincoln win re-election in 1864.
What happens when you win capture the flag in Percy Jackson?
If you win capture the flag in percy jackson then you get 1 month rest and no training.
When did Confederate General Robert Ransom Jr. graduate from West Point?
Confederate General Robert Ransom Jr. graduated from West Point in 1850. He was ranked eighteenth among his graduating class of cadets that numbered 44. Ransom fought to capture Harper's Ferry in 1862, which allowed General Lee to fight at the Battle of Antietam. Ransom rode with Stonewall Jackson's troops to Antietam and served at that battle as well. Later he would fight at the Battle of Fredericksburg. He was wounded and illness kept him out of the remainder of the war.
Which was not an element of the Anaconda Plan?
capture of richmond, virginia
Before Ulysses S. Grant could capture Richmond he first had to defeat what Confederate army?
When President Lincoln had appointed US General Grant as the Union's general in chief, he was given the sacred title of Lieutenant General, used only for George Washington. Grant would not be able to capture Richmond unless he first defeated the Lee led Army of Northern Virginia.
What battle ended general lee's attempt to capture the north?
The Battle of Gettysburg ended General Lee's attempt to capture the North.
Who won the First Battle of Auburn?
This small battle took place in Virginia on October 13, 1863. It was a Union victory and Confederate General JEB Stuart escaped capture by hiding in a ravine.
What was the essence of General Robert E Lee's plan to destroy the Union forces under General John Pope?
By August 24, 1862, Robert E. Lee had developed a plan to destroy the Union forces under the command of General John Pope. Lee envisioned Stonewall Jackson with half of Lee's infantry and cavalry to swing wide to the west behind the screen of Bull Run Mountain. Jackson would go around the Union flank, come in behind Pope's forces and capture the Union supply depot at Manassas Junction. This, as with any such maneuver, would force Pope to retreat. Then Lee with James Longstreet's troops would attack Pope's retreating army.
