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What was the official reason that Confederate President Davis replaced Major General Johnston in July of 1864?
On July 17, 1864, Richmond wrote to General Johnston that he was to be replaced. Johnston received word that he had failed to arrest the advance of the Union armies in the vicinity of Atlanta and allowed them to penetrate deep into Georgia. Davis had no confidence that Johnston could defeat Union armies and was relieved of duty as commander of the Army of Tennessee. He was to turn over his command to Major General John Bell Hood.
Us union general who defeated the confederate general?
Grant defeated Lee, as planned. Sherman failed to defeat Joe Johnston's Army of Tennessee (later John Hood's), but this army was totally routed later by George Thomas at Nashville. Sherman then went on to cross Georgia and the Carolinas, which definitely shortened the war, finally defeating Joe Johnston in command of another Confederate army.
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.
What caused Confederate General James Longstreet to offer his resignation at the end of 1863?
In a letter to General Samuel Cooper, General James Longstreet offered to be relieved of duty due to the defeat at Knoxville, Tennessee. Longstreet took responsibility for the attempt to be successful in Tennessee.
What took place that quite possibly saved Grant from defeat at Shiloh?
Death of the Confederate commander, Sidney Johnston, rated by some as the best General in the South.
Generals Johnston and beauregard tried to defeat grant near what county meeting house in Tennessee?
I'm pretty sure it's the battle of shilOh. I'm doing the Same homework bud
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 was the importance of Tyner's Station in the US Civil War?
Tyner's Station was a stop in Tennessee on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad. It was roughly eight miles east of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was there in November 1863, that Confederate General James Longstreet began amassing troops and supplies in support of General Braxton Bragg's attempt to defeat the forces of Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.
Who took over for albert Sidney johnston when he died in the Battle of Shiloh?
After Albert Sidney Johnston was mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, command of the Confederate forces was assumed by General P.G.T. Beauregard. Beauregard had been serving as Johnston's second-in-command and quickly took over the leadership of the army during the battle, although the Confederate forces ultimately faced a significant defeat.
What was the counry meeting house called where johnston and beuregard triedto defeat grant during the civil war?
Shiloh Church. (Trick question there. You thought we'd all be wondering about Joseph E. Johnston, not Sidney Johnston!)
Why general johnston did not come to the aid of Vicksburg?
With Pemberton making the concious decision to fall back to Vicksburg and entrench his Army of around 22-23,000 men within the cities defenses adding to its 8,000 man garrison, ignoring both Johnston's suggestions and orders, he left Johnston with only aroung 11-15,000 men to opposed Grant and Sherman and try to break the seige. Johnston desperately tried to build an army big enough to strike out but with the poor state of Confederate transport it took a long time to build an Army of any real size. By the 1st of June General Johnston had a force of about 23,000 men but by this time the Grant had around 77,000 men under his command and had place 34,000 men under Sherman behind the Big Black River to oppose any attempt by Johnston to relieve the city. On Paper the Confederate government believed that Johnston should have between 30,000 and 35,000 men under his command but not all of those reinforcements had made it to Mississippi and Johnston strength was far weaker than the lowest estimate of the Confederate Government. An argument between Johnston and Davis soon followed as Johnston had not known that he remained commander of the Department of the West when he was directed by Secretary of War Seddon to take command in Mississippi and nobody made this clear to him until after Pemberton had fallen back to Vicksburg. Davis asked why Johnston did not simply take more troops from Bragg, Johnston argued that being in command in Mississippi meant that he could not be commander of the whole western department at the same time and that even if he were to exersize those powers, moving troops from Bragg would more or less give Tennessee to the Union. Both felt they were reasonable in their conclusions but in the end Davis felt he had to write out a long lecture to Johnston saying just how wrong he was. Seddon eventually tried to mediate and urged speed in relieving Vicksburg and told Johnston he would have to make do with what he had but this ignored the chief problem that Johnston had. He had, at most, 25,000 men with which he was expected to attack Sherman who was in a strong defensive position, defeat him so thoroughly that he could advance on Vicksburg without having to worry about him any more then engage Grant's even larger force and defeat that so thoroughly that Grant would be compelled to withdraw and lift the seige. It was an impossible tast.
How did general grant avoid defeat at the Battle of Shiloh?
Through a lucky chance - the Confederate General Beauregard decided to call a halt on the first evening. If he had pressed on, Grant's army would have been pushed into the Tennessee River.
