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What enabled northern general to wear down southern armies even at the cost of many lives?
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How did the northern and southern armies differ most in the civil war?
Well, to state the obvious, the northern army were fighting for slavery to end, and the southern army wanted slavery to continue.
What are the official names of the nourthern and southern armies?
The Southern army is known as the "Confederate" army. The Northern army is known as the "Union" army.
What was the name of the Southern army in the US Civil War?
Within the large parameters of the Confederate military, there were any number of names given to large armies in the US Civil War. For example, two large Southern armies were the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee.
What did the north name their armies after?
After their geographic locations: Northern or Southern armies. Or, in the case of the US Civil War, the Northern army would sometimes refer to itself as the "Grand Army" of the Republic. Like the armies of France...the US Army had an affection for anything French. The kepi (cap) and shoulder tabs (rank insignia) on both the Southern and Northern armies were actually copies of the French uniform. GAR (the Grand Army of the Republic) was America's first official nation-wide Veteran's Organization, which died out in the 1930's. The VFW is currently the nation's oldest vet group (founded by Spanish-American War 1898 vets in 1899).
Who was the commander of the northern armies during the last year of the civil war?
The Commander of the Northern armies during the last year of the Civil War was Karla Montas.
Who was the general of the northern armies during the civil war?
Ullyses S. Grant was the general of the Northern armies (Union) who went on to become president
Who was the general of the southern armies?
Robert E. Lee
Two qualities the northern and southern armies required for their leaders were?
Leadership and Physical courage
How did the economic of north and south lead up to the civil war?
The northern territories of the union armies fought with the southern territories. After John Brown's massacre, the union armies marched to Virginia to meet with Robert Lee's southern armies.
Who was the head general of the north in the civil war?
Ulysses S. Grant was the general of all Northern Armies.
Who was the president and general of the northern army?
The General-in-Chief of the Northern armies for the last year of the war was U.S. Grant, who was also President from 1869-1877.
How did the northern and southern armies differ most in the civil war?
Well, to state the obvious, the northern army were fighting for slavery to end, and the southern army wanted slavery to continue.
What are the official names of the nourthern and southern armies?
The Southern army is known as the "Confederate" army. The Northern army is known as the "Union" army.
What did the draft do to the civli war?
It caused protests and riots, but it also supplied men for the northern & southern armies.
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 General Lee and General Grant?
Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union armies, and Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox Court House, which is taken as the effective end of hostilities.
What was the name of the Southern army in the US Civil War?
Within the large parameters of the Confederate military, there were any number of names given to large armies in the US Civil War. For example, two large Southern armies were the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee.
