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Who replaced Albert Sydney Johnston as commander of the army of northern Virginia?
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Actually Albert S. Johnston never commanded the Army of Northern Virginia. He was in the western theatre of the war, commanding the Confederate Army of the Mississippi. Joseph E. Johnstonbriefly had command of the Army of Northern Virginia until he was wounded at the battle of Seven Pines on May 31, 1862. This Johnston was then replaced by Robert E. Lee, on June 1, 1862.
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Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Va?
General Joseph E. Johnston was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia until May of 1862. He was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines and was replaced by Robert E. Lee who would remain that army's head for the duration of the war.
What commander was seriously wounded in the Fair Oak Campaign?
Joseph E. Johnston. He was hospitalised, and had to be replaced by Robert E. Lee.
Did general grant replaced McClellan as head of the union army?
No. McClellan was Commander of the Department of the Ohio, Commander of the Department of the East before being promoted to General in Chief and Commander of the Army of the Potomac. He was replaced as Commander of the Department of the Ohio by Ormsby M. Mitchel. He was replaced as Commander of the East and General in Cheif by Henry Halleck and replaced as Commander of the Army of the Potomac by Ambrose E. Burnside.
What was the effect that the Battle of Shiloh had on the civil war?
Death of the Confederate commander Sidney Johnston, regarded as the best General in the South. He was replaced by Braxton Bragg, who kept missing big opportunities, and the war in the West all went in favour of the Union after this.
Who were the Leaders or Generals Of Shiloh?
The Union (Northern) army was led by U.S. Grant, nominally under Henry Halleck. The Confederate (Southern) army was led by Sidney Johnston, who was killed in this battle, and replaced by his second-in command P.G.T. Beauregard.
Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Va?
General Joseph E. Johnston was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia until May of 1862. He was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines and was replaced by Robert E. Lee who would remain that army's head for the duration of the war.
Who was in charge of the army of northern Virginia?
Joseph E. Johnston, until he was badly wounded and had to be replaced by Robert E. Lee, who commanded it right through to the surrender at Appomattox.
Who was the confederate commander for the peninsular campaign?
Joseph E. Johnston - until he was badly wounded, and had to be replaced by Robert E. Lee.
What commander was seriously wounded in the Fair Oak Campaign?
Joseph E. Johnston. He was hospitalised, and had to be replaced by Robert E. Lee.
What was the army of northern Virginia?
After Confederate President Jefferson Davis had placed General Lee in charge of Confederate forces involved in protecting Richmond from an assault by the Union's Peninsula campaign, Lee retained control over the Southern armies in Virginia. He had replaced General Joseph Johnston, who had to rest after being wounded. Lee retained control of the armies in Virginia and they became known as the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who was the general of the south in the battle of Atlanta?
William Sherman Sherman was the Northern General. Hood replaced Johnston for the South.
Was mcclellan a northern gerenal?
Yes, Lincoln appointed him Commander of the Army of the Potomac and replaced him twice.
Who was leader of confederates at Battle of Fair Oaks?
Joseph E. Johnston. This was the battle where he was badly wounded and had to be replaced. The incoming commander was Robert E. Lee.
Who was the general that led the confederate army in the US?
The Confederates did not appoint a General-in-Chief (Robert E. Lee) until 1865 - too late to make any difference. For most of the war, that function was performed by the President, Jefferson Davis, an ex-Regular officer who was badly out of his depth. Lee commanded the principal Confederate force, the Army of Northern Virginia, after the wounding and hospitalisation of Joseph E. Johnston. The commander of the Confederates in the Western theatre was the unpopular Braxton Bragg, eventually replaced by Johnston when he had recovered from his wounds.
Who was the Northern general that was sent to stop Lee?
When Lee replaced the wounded Joe Johnston in June 1862, the enemy commander was George McLellan. He was replaced by Burnside, then Hooker, then Meade, who continued in command until the surrender. But after Grant was made General-in-Chief in March 1864, he accompanied Meade's army in a mobile HQ, and Lee's surrender was taken by Grant, not Meade.
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.
When was rebel commander was wounded so Robert E Lee took over?
That was Joseph E. Johnston, badly wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines (May 31st-June 1st 1862). He had to be replaced.
