0
Where did General Lee attack the Union to try to stop pressure on the capital?
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Several Battles were fought. They are Known as the seven days battles.
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why didn't Johnston attack the defenseless union capital?
men
Why did General Lee want to attack Harrisburg?
Because it was the state capital of Pennsylvania, and a place of great military importance as a training centre for the Union armies, as well as a big rail junction.
Kept the Union's General McClellan from taking the Confederate capital Richmond.?
general Robert E. Lee
What happened in the battle of Fredericksburg?
In the battle of Fredericksburg, General Burnsides had General Hooker attack at one end of a 15 mile line and General Meade attack at the other end. General Hooker's attack failed miserably. General Meade's attack succeeded at first, but General Stonewall Jackson had prepared for such a situation and developed the technique of "Defence in Depth." General Meade was not ready for that and his front line had to withdraw. Since the Union Army was spread out over such a long stretch, General Burnside had been unable to send reinforcements to General Meade when it would have brought a Union victory.
Was the confedrate general whose troops tried to defend Atlanta from union attack?
John Bell Hood
Why did general lee want to surround Washington dc?
Lee knew that if he managed to surround Washington, D.C., he could cut off Union states from their capital and bring Maryland into the confederacy.
What did the union forces decide to attack in their effort to demoralize the south after 1863?
After 1863, Union forces decided to focus their attacks on the Confederate, with the intent of destroying them and preventing the South from resisting Union advances. General Grant ordered five separate attacks. The Army of the Potomac would attack Robert E. Lee in Virginia. General Sherman would attack General Johnston in Northern Virginia, with his ultimate goal being the capture of Atlanta. These were the two primary Confederate armies. Grant also ordered a number of smaller attacks to weaken the Confederate armies by destroying its communications or its supplies. General Crook was to attack the Virginia-Tennessee Railroad. General Sigel was to attack the Shenandoah Valley. General Banks was to attack Mobile, and General Butler was to attack up the James River to threaten Richmond. All of the attacks except for Grant and Sherman's failed. Grant trapped Lee's army at Petersburg while Sherman captured Atlanta.
Why did general lee head north into Pennsylvania?
(A) General Lee wanted to take the pressure off General Grant's attack on Vicksburg, Miss. which would give the Union complete control of the Mississippi river, if Gen. Grant won the battle, (which he did). Gen. Lee hoped an attack in Penn. would take Union soldiers from Vicksburg, and that if Gen. Lee defeated Gen. Meade in Penn., then (B) Gen. Lee could attack Washington DC. (like the English did in the War of 1812), and Gen. Lee might even force President Lincoln to surrender the war against the South. (C) There were not a lot of Union soldiers in Penn. and an attack there by Gen. Lee would be totally unexpected, and give Gen. Lee the element of surprise.
What is the capital of the union state?
The capital of the Union States was Washington D.C.
Lincoln replaced after a poorly planned attack on Fredericksburg cost approximately 12700 Union soldiers lives?
General Burnside
What is the capital of the Soviet Union?
Moscow was the capital of the USSR.The capital city of the Soviet Union is Moscow.
What is a union general?
A General of the Union.
