Its lines had worn too thin. The Confederates had simply run out of manpower, as Grant knew they would, when he ended the system of prisoner-exchange.
It was due to an overload of the Confederacy's dwindling resources and a hard winter.
They lost because they eventually ran out of gunpowder and amo
Because they had no munitions, no warm clothes, no shoes, insufficient food, insufficient horses, no money to purchase articles necessary for war, nothing that was necessary to fight
The Confederates overran Union forces on Henry House Hill during the First Battle of Bull Run by launching a coordinated assault that capitalized on the Union's disorganization and lack of reinforcements. As Confederate troops, led by General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, held strong positions, Union forces, initially confident, began to falter under pressure. The Confederate's aggressive tactics and flanking maneuvers overwhelmed the Union lines, ultimately leading to a chaotic retreat of Union soldiers. This decisive Confederate victory boosted Southern morale and marked a significant early battle in the Civil War.
That's not quite what he actually said. It was, rather:"All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years."At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide."This was in "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions: Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois" January 27, 1838)Find it here:showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/lyceum.htm
It was due to an overload of the Confederacy's dwindling resources and a hard winter.
Its lines had worn too thin. The Confederates had simply run out of manpower, as Grant knew they would, when he ended the system of prisoner-exchange.
Its lines had worn too thin. The Confederates had simply run out of manpower, as Grant knew they would, when he ended the system of prisoner-exchange.
They lost because they eventually ran out of gunpowder and amo
The Confederates simply ran out of manpower and their lines grew too thin to hold. Grant had planned for this, by ending the system of prisoner-exchange.
Sherman's March had cut Lees army off from reinforcements, food, and ammunition. Some even deserted to return home to see to their families and property. Lee realized all he could do was delay he inevitable.
The word falter is usually a verb (falter, falters, faltering, faltered) but is sometimes used as a noun. The appropriate pronoun for the noun falter is 'it'. Example sentence:A falter is human, it is not a cause for shame.
He began to speak but then started to falter...
FAlTER MEANS TO LOSE FAiTH.he falter in all.....in speech,in movement and even in action.
Its lines had worn too thin. The Confederates had simply run out of manpower, as Grant knew they would, when he ended the system of prisoner-exchange.
If animals didn't produce young all of the populations would eventually falter causing a mass extinction of animals everywhere. ~
Because they had no munitions, no warm clothes, no shoes, insufficient food, insufficient horses, no money to purchase articles necessary for war, nothing that was necessary to fight