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For the union, two of the most powerful generals were Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman. For the confederacy, three powerful generals were Robert E. Lee, J.E.B. Stuart, and Stonewall Jackson.
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Who was our top general in the civil war?
In the end the top Union General was Ulysses S. Grant. The top confederate general was Robert E. Lee.
Was Robert e lee the most senior general in the civil war?
Lee was the top Confederate general. Grant eventually became the top Union general.
What are some advantages the Battle of Shiloh?
The Confederates had a big advantage - Grant didn't know they were there! Then the Confederate's top General was killed, and Grant got reinforcements. This Union win spelt the end of Confederate ascendancy in Western Tennessee.
Did the Confederate army attack the union army at the beginning of the battle of Gettysburg?
Yes NEW RESPONDENT No. Union Gen. Buford, deployed his two cavalry brigades on the top of the McPherson Ridge and opened the fire on the unaware approaching Confederate brigade of Gen. Pettigrew, which withdrew, in the afternoon of June 30, 1863.
What military events led the Confederate government to evacuate their capital of Richmond Virginia to evacuate in the Spring of 1865?
A series of military events which included Union general Sheridan to overcome the South's position in Five Forks Virginia. With Sheridan's success, General Grant attacked Petersburg, a Confederate city that laid between it and Richmond. Confederate entrenchments which had protected Richmond during the course of the war, no longer had enough soldiers to man the defences. Thus Grant had a clear path to Richmond. News of all these battles reached Richmond in time for the top Confederate leaders to escape.
Who pardoned the south after the civil war?
The Federal Government did not treat the Confederate government of its armies as treasonous people following the war. Only the Confederate commander who ran the horrible Anderson-ville prison was tried and executed for war crimes in the prison he ran. Jefferson Davis spent two years in prison and then was released. It would have made little sense to put on trial the numerous Confederate leaders. The nation had a hard enough time to heal. Adding trials and prison terms to the vast number of Southern governors, Confederate officers and top people in the Confederate government would have taken years to complete and would have ruined chances to bring the Union back together again.
Was Joshua Chamberlain from the union or confederate?
Joshua Chamberlain was a Union officer during the American Civil War. He is best known for his courageous leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg, particularly at Little Round Top. Chamberlain's actions and strategies contributed significantly to the Union's victory, and he later served as a politician and governor of Maine.
How did Robert E. Lee get his job as General?
Lee was the top graduate of West Point and when the war began he quit his commission to lead the Confederate forces. He was from Virginia and his state left the union, so he went with his state. There was never any thought of anyone else commanding the Confederate forces.
Who was the top general of the union?
The top general for the Union was General Ulysses Grant.
Top commander of the Confederate Army?
General Lee
Why are confederate headstones peaked at the top?
So the Yankee's could not sit on the top of the stone.
Who was a top selling conntry band?
The top selling band for a while was confederate railroad
