Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
The US Civil War, and Virginia deciding to leave the US and join the Confederate States of America.
In August 1862, the Confederate victory occurred at the Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Second Manassas, fought from August 28 to August 30. This battle took place in Prince William County, Virginia, and was a significant victory for Confederate General Robert E. Lee against Union forces led by General John Pope. The Confederates successfully pushed back the Union army, solidifying their control over Northern Virginia.
The Federal Amy of the Potomac was commanded by Major General George G. Mead. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was Commanded by General Robert E. Lee.
Richmond was the Confederate capital. The Union figured that if they just pushed through Lee's forces and captured their capital, the Confederates would have to surrender. Of course, they were pushed back every time until 1865 when Grant finally reached the most ultimate goal of capturing the Confederate capital.
Longstreet and Bragg pushed Rosecrans back to Chatanooga.
Confederate. He was one of the Generals who took over part of Stonewall Jackson's division after his death. He claimed that he never wanted to be a General but was pushed into it.
On June 10, in Virginia Union General Benjamin Butler wanted to stake out a position on the Virginia peninsula near Federal Fort Monroe.His assault, which was led by lower ranking Union officers, in the area near the church of Bethel, Confederate forces led by D. H. Hill pushed back the Federals. There were over 75 Union casualties to only eight for the South. Butler was later criticized for not leading the Union force.Union Major Winthop and Colonel Greble were killed in the battle.
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.
The Confederacy's surrender was primarily driven by a series of military defeats, including the fall of Atlanta in September 1864 and the subsequent Union campaigns that pushed Confederate forces further south. The capture of Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital, in April 1865 by Union troops under General Ulysses S. Grant was a decisive blow. As Union forces closed in, General Robert E. Lee ultimately realized that further resistance was futile, leading to his surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. This marked the effective end of the Civil War, as other Confederate armies soon followed suit.
It seems that Union General George B. McClellan learned that Confederate General Joseph Johnston was wounded at Fair Oaks and Jefferson Davis replaced him with Robert E. Lee. In McClellan's writings about the war he indicated that General Lee would not be a problem. He believed Lee was timid and lacked experience. This idea may have been the result of the time that McClellan's forces pushed Confederates out of western Virginia early in the war. At the time Lee was in charge of Rebels seeking to retain western Virginia but failed. There is no doubt that McClellan knew of Lee before the war.Lee of course had a stellar career before the war and was once the superintendent of West Point. Nevertheless, in June of 1862, McClellan did not fear Lee as Johnston's replacement.