He would be in a strong position to threaten Washington D.C., and meanwhile would have asserted the viability of the Confederacy in the eyes of the British, who were close to offering support.
Confederate soldiers were headed to Gettysburg Pennsylvania seeking shoes. Inadvertently they encountered Union soldiers. This was the inception of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gettysburg took place in Pennsylvania, not Alabama, though Alabama troops did take part.
General Sherman began his campaign into Georgia with 100,000 troops. His Confederate opponent, General Joseph Johnston commanded only 50,000 troops.
The union troops attacked the southern position on the missionary ridge and defeated the Confederate troops driving them out of their cover.
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Confederate soldiers were headed to Gettysburg Pennsylvania seeking shoes. Inadvertently they encountered Union soldiers. This was the inception of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Confederate Troops
During the war 100,000 Confederate troops came from Georgia.
Gettysburg took place in Pennsylvania, not Alabama, though Alabama troops did take part.
General Sherman began his campaign into Georgia with 100,000 troops. His Confederate opponent, General Joseph Johnston commanded only 50,000 troops.
Confederate Troops
About 44,000 troops.
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confederate soldier fire on union troops in fort sumter.
General Meade made the Confederates retreat from Gettysburg on October 1, 1863.
The union troops attacked the southern position on the missionary ridge and defeated the Confederate troops driving them out of their cover.
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