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Who was the top person for the confederacy in western Tennessee briefly describe this person?
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Who was top person for confederacy in western Tennessee?
I'm thinking that it was Braxton Bragg .
Why were so many battles fought in Tennessee during the US civil war?
For the following reasons: 1 - Tennesse was the point of junction between the Confederate states of the east and the west; 2 - the most important railroads lines connecting the afore mentioned states were running through its territory; 3 - being crossed by the Rivers Tennessee and Cumberland and the Mississippi, which marked its western border, was the main strategic way of penetration into the Confederacy's territory.
What role did Tennessee play in the American Civil War?
It was crucial to the dominance of the Mississippi. Also, Eastern Tennessee was generally pro-Union, and Lincoln regarded Tennessee as a state that could be retrieved from the Confederacy. Western Tennessee was the scene of the first signficant battles - Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh - which brought U.S. Grant to prominence for the first time. Later the state would see three battles at Chattanooga, and then a long campagn by Sherman, whose orders were to destroy the Army of Tennessee under Joseph E. Johnston. That army was finally sent into headlong retreat, not by Sherman himself, buthi subordinateGeorge Thomas. It was the only time a Confederate army had been routed and fragmented in battle.
Where was the mejority of the civil war fought?
In the Western theatre, it was mostly in Tennessee. In the Eastern theatrem it was mostly in Virginia.
How did West Virginia join Union?
They did not want to have slavery in the western parts of Virginia, so these western counties broke off to form another state so they could let Virginia join the confederacy and they join the Union
Who was top person for confederacy in western Tennessee?
I'm thinking that it was Braxton Bragg .
Explain the significance of the union campaign in the western part of the confederacy?
To win back Tennessee, and to liberate the Mississippi, isolating all the Confederate troops to the West of the river.
What is the major river on Tennessee western border?
The Mississippi River is on Tennessee's western border separating Tennessee from Arkansas and Missouri.
What major river is on Tennessee's western border?
The Mississippi River is on Tennessee's western border separating Tennessee from Arkansas and Missouri.
What hemisphere is Tennessee in in the US?
It is in the northern hemisphere and also the western hemisphere.
In what division of Tennessee are the eastern and western highland rims?
Middle Tennessee
Is the Mississippi river in Tennessee?
The Mississippi River is the western border of Tennessee.
Briefly explain how modernism was a critique of western society?
generalization
What region of Tennessee does cotton grow in?
It mainly grows in the western division of Tennessee
Why was it so important to the union to capture forts in western Tennessee?
the confederate forts in western Tennessee were important in the union plan to defeat the south.
What was the Union objective at the Battle at Fort Donelson in 1862?
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson were forts that protected the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. These rivers were important water routes into the Western Confederacy. All has to do with the Union's strategy, and part of Anaconda which stated: 1. Blockade the coast 2. Take the Mississippi thus splitting the south into two 3. Capture Richmond because it was the seat of power/capital and 4. Drive through Tennessee because it's the heart of the Confederacy. The Objective was to basically blockade the coast and drive through Tennessee because it's the heart of the Confederacy. To win the battle verse the Confederate Union.
Where is Oakfield TN?
Oakfield is an unincorporated community in western Tennessee. It is in Madison County, Tennessee.
