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Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle (July 1 to 3, 1863) that was considered to be the turning point in the American Civil War. It stands as the greatest battle in America.
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How many casualties were suffered on both sides at the Battle of Antietam?
The battle of Antietam, fought September 17th 1862 was the bloodiest single day of the war. The Union Army of the Potomac commanded by General George McClellan lost over 12,000 men either killed, wounded, captured or missing.
The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee lost over 11,000 in killed, wounded, captured or missing. About 5000 men were killed between the two armies.
Other battles would eclipse the total number of casualties, but Antietam still remains the bloodiest single day of the war, and of US history.
Where was Battle of Big Black River Bridge 1863?
Missippi. It was part of Grant’s operations against the city of Vicksburg and was fought May 17, 1863.
What impact did the Battle of Puebla have on the Civil War?
None, that was a battle between French troops and Mexicans in Mexico.
However, it is believed that France was intending to use Mexico as a base to support the confederate army, which could have altered the entire outcome of the American Civil War. The battle of Puebla was a major victory for revitalizing the Mexican army to force the French out of their country.
Why was general Meade replaced after Gettysburg?
One of the more inexplicable non events of the US Civil War was the failure of the victor at the Battle of Gettysburg, General George G. Meade to refuse to engage the retreating Army of Northern Virginia before it could escape to safety in Virginia. The Battle of Gettysburg ended on July 3,1863 with the defeat of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Based on the aftermath of the battle, Lee's only choice was to retreat from Pennsylvania, march through Maryland and cross the Potomac River to safe haven in Virginia. To the surprise of all parties, both North and South, Lee crossed the Potomac River on July 14.Upon the losses of the South on the last day of the battle, Meade had telegraphed General Halleck in Washington that his army was in high spirits. The next day Meade sent another telegraph that his army was too worn out and was unable to engage the enemy again.
Lee's retreat was hampered by continuous rain storms. The pontoon bridges he built on his way North were destroyed by Union cavalry and the river, swollen by the heavy rains made crossing it impossible.
Based on his situation, Lee wrote letters to Confederate President Davis and to his wife to expect the worse. His last hope was to attempt a diversion by having General Beauregard begin a "demonstrated" march towards Washington. This might save Lee's army and save the unprotected Richmond as well. This never happened.
Lincoln had been certain, along with everyone else, that the chance to destroy the trapped Army of Virginia was now at hand. Lincoln's frustration was beyond words.
Repeatedly, Halleck sent direct orders to Meade to attack Lee's army. Each time Meade offered reasons why he could not. During the flurry of telegraphs between Halleck and Meade, Meade polled his commanding officers as to whether they should launch an attack. The vote was "no".
Halleck made it clear that holding meetings with his commanding officers on the matter was not appropriate. He reminded Meade of Lincoln's anger over the situation. And it was worse than mere "anger".
Reportedly, Lincoln's personal order was to attack. If it was successful, all the glory to Meade, if it failed, he ( Lincoln) would take the blame.
When it became clear on July 14, more than a week after his defeat, that Lee had built new bridges and escaped, Meade offered to be relieved, claiming that the President's undeserved censure, left him no choice.
Halleck assured Meade there was no censure and to pursue Lee. On his part, Meade had written to his wife that he had been ordered to do impracticable military maneuvers against Lee, and expected that he would be found at fault ( for Lee's escape ).
This had indeed been a chance, combined with Grant's victory at Vicksburg, to truly end the war. It never happened and two more years of bloody battles were in store for both sides.
Yes and No Yes: it is spherical in shape. No: it has a rough surface which gives it a shape more similar to a golf ball. --------------------------------------------- The earth is not round, it is fatter when measured round equator than when measured round the north poles (the diameter at the equator to be 43 km larger than the pole to pole diameter) because the spin of the earth flings out the middle because it is going fastest there. The shape of the earth is called an oblate spheroid. The 'rough surface' mentioned above is actually so insignificant in relation to the earth size that is can be ignored.
Which battle is considered to be a turning point of the war?
The turning point of the American Civil War was actually not a battle. On July 4, 1863 the Confederate forces at Vicksburg surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant following a long siege at the end of a protracted campaign. This closed the Mississippi to Southern traffic, allowing the Federal forces to strike with impunity anywhere in the Mississippi Valley, and preventing the South from receiving reinforcements and supplies from the trans-Mississippi states of Texas and Arkansas. It opened the way to Sherman's March, which eliminated the South's capacity to wage war by destroying its ability to supply its troops.
Were Union soldiers drafted in the US Civil War?
The Union soldiers were mostly volunteers early in the war, but the draft was used heavily by the end of the war. The draft officially began in the summer of 1863.
Some of the larger cities experienced draft riots. This occurred in New York, Buffalo, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Hundreds (perhaps up to 2000) died in these riots. One way these cities dealt with the riots was to use immigration. Immigrant families received immediate citizenship if one male would volunteer for the war. Thousands of Irish and German families came to the US to take up this offer.
The riots in New York City comprised the largest insurrection in US history. Sadly they were racist and 11 Black men were hanged and a Black orphanage was burned.
Lincoln was forced to send 20,000 troops from Gettysburg and used cannons to end the riots.
What were the states that fought in the Battle of Gettysburg?
Probably most of the states were represented there.
It was the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate) under Lee against the Army of the Potomac (Union) under the newly-promoted Meade.
It was a Union victory.
How many men were wounded on the first day of Gettysburg?
On the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg there were about 9,000 Union casualties and 6,000 Confederate casualties.
Why did historians think that Battle of dieppe was a Success?
Becuase They :D Becuase They :D If historians consider the Battle of Dieppe a success, it is probably because they are looking at the effect of the battle in a broader sense. As a military operation, Dieppe was a failure, but it may have convinced the USSR to stay in the war longer, and it showed the world that the Allies were not giving up. As a military operation, it could also be argued that the Doolittle Raid was a failure because minimal damage was done and all the planes were lost (the original plan had been for them to land in Allied-controlled China, but they were spotted and launched early). Dunkirk is also regarded as a success because thousands of British and French soldiers managed to escape and fight again. There are other ways to guage success or failure than in military terms. Vietnam considers the Tet Offensive their greatest military disaster, but it was the event which convinced the US that they had chosen the wrong war.
What came first the battle of Gettysburg or the Battle of Antietam?
Gettysburg was 1-3 of July 1863 and Vicksburg surrendered the 4th of July. But the Battle of Vicksburg was a siege that lasted about 5 weeks. If the question is which began first, then it would be Vicksburg. Gettysburg ended first. Both were fought in 1863 and the resulting loss of both battles was very demoralizing to the Southern states.
What motivated general lee to invade the north In the battle of Gettysburg?
Lee thought that if he brought the war to the North, the North would surrender because they would become tired of fighting. But little did he know, bringing the war to the North actually gave the North an advantage. They knew their land better then the new land that they had never seen in the South. That's why the South was winning in the beginning of the war because most of the battles were fought in the South and they knew their own land.
What battles went on during civil war?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Vicksburg
First Battle of Bull Run
Second battle of Bull Run
Battle of Fort Sumpter
Nat Turners Revolt
Seven Days Battle
Battle of Antetam
Battle of Shiloh
and more
What were the days the battle of Gettysburg were fought on?
The days of the week were Wednesday July first, Thursday the second and Friday the third.
Source: Gettysburg, Sears, Stephen W., 2003 page 155
Why did the US forces lose the battle for the 'hearts and minds' of the South Vietnamese peasants?
because they weren't able to contain communism in Vietnam.
Where did general lee take the confederate army?
After General Lee's defeat at Gettysburg, he marched his army south to Maryland and Virginia. He managed to make it across the Potomac ahead of Meade
Meade's troops caught up with Lee as they were crossing, but the rear guard, General Pettigrew's North Carolinians, held Meade's forces off. The Union army itself was too badly hurt to make pursuit tenable.
Meade was severely criticized by Henry Halleck and US President Lincoln on this. Halleck had to remain politically correct and not publicly "correct" Lincoln on military matters that Lincoln was not qualified to make.
Halleck was certainly aware of the difficulty of totally destroying the Army of Northern Virginia. US President Lincoln was consistent with his complaints throughout the war that his generals failed, in his view of properly pursuing enemy forces.
Part of the reason for this was that Lincoln was not a military expert.
Bull Run as it was known in the North, or Manassas as it was known in the South. Before this battle soldiers on both sides worried that the war might end before they would get a chance to fight. This answer refers of course to the First Battle of Bull Run (or First Battle of Manassas, depending on your preference) as no one knew that another battle would be fought there more than a year later.
Why is it strange that Robert E. Lee chose to command the armies of the south?
Because his loyalty to Virginia was stronger then his loyalty to the Union.
ANSWER:
Robert E. Lee didn't want war, and he knew he could not fight against the place he called home. You can't really say that Lee didn't have any loyalty to the Union.
He was one of the greatest military men in the nation, and that's why Lincoln wanted Lee to command the Union army.
Lee was admired by people in both the North and South before the Civil War, and after the Civil War.
How many soldiers died on both sides in the battle of Gettysburg per day?
The total causalities for the three days of combat was about 51,000. Of that number approximately 3100 Union soldiers and 3900 Confederate soldiers were killed outright on the battle field. (Livermore, Numbers and Losses of the Civil War). The rest were wounded. Another 10,000 from both sides were captured. The breakdown per day is problematic given the confusion of the battle. The true count will never be known. As late as 2005 skeletal remains were still being found in the Culps Hill Area.
Which side won day 1 of the Battle at Gettysburg?
There was not a clear winner on Day One. One could argue a Confederate victory, but the Federal forces did seize the high ground and did not relinquish it. That proved to be the deciding factor in the battle.
How did the Confederate win the Battle of Antietam?
In point of fact, the Seven Days Battles were a Union victory in most respects. McClellan, the Union commander, inflicted twice as many casualties on Lee's army than Lee inflicted on his. Also, McClellan did not lose the battle at Malvern Hill. On the contrary, McClellan smashed the Confederates at Malvern Hill, and Lee later said he regretted ever attacking the hill because he lost so many men trying to take it. And McClellan's retreat to Harrison's Landing was a tactical retreat that forced Lee to go back to Richmond and left McClellan in a position to still threaten Richmond.
It's worth mentioning that Lee never would have been able to start the Seven Days Battles if Lincoln and Stanton had not made the awful mistake of withholding McDowell corps of 30,000 troops from McClellan's force. Lee would have been pinned to Richmond if Lincoln had followed through on his promise to send McDowell's corps to McClellan.
My sources include Ethan Rafuse's book McClellan's War, Thomas Rowland's book George B. McClellan and Civil War History, and H. J. Eckenrode and Bryan Conrad's book George B. McClellan: The Man Who Saved the Union.
How was Grant taking Vicksburg a turning point in the Civil War?
It took 30,000 Confederates out of the fight.
It liberated the Mississippi, denying its valuable use to anyone except Union forces.
It enabled Grant and Sherman to join the big campaign at Chattanooga.
What was Lincoln's new birth of freedom referring to?
Lincoln Was Referring to the Freedom of the slaves when he Spoke of " A New Birth of Freedom "
