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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 people were injured in the battle of fredricksberg?
how many people were injured in the battle of fredricksburg
Which three day battle caused General Lee to move his army into the North?
Encouraged by his stunning victory at Chancellorsville, Lee decided that the time was right to invade the north deep into Pennsylvania.
What is information on a 1913 50th reunion pennant from Gettysburg?
Dennis, You have quite an historical artifact there. In 1913 the surviving veterans of the two armies held a joint reunion at Gettysburgh. They put on demonstrations of camp life and old drills for the public. Lots of speeches were made emphasizing reconciliation. Then they held a reenactment of Picket's Charge. The Northerners got into the old positions atop Cemetary Hill and the Southernors got into the woods at its base. Then the rebels came out and started up giving a good rbel yell as they came. Watching them come up, a moan arose from the Union lines. The old veterans just couldn't watch it again. They stood stood up and came down, meeting the Confederates half way and everybody tearfully embraced. *PLEASE* email me about this. I would love to learn more about these items. Michael Montagne
Why did people call General armistead Lo?
They called him this because "Lo" was kind of a nickname within a nickname. The "Lo" part, comes from "Lothario'', in which he was also commonly called. Both the nicknames are Latin. (Don't ask me what "Lothario" means.) He was Latin, and from what I understand, this nickname fit General Armistead perfectly.
What battles was James Longstreet in?
Beginning in July of 1861 he was present at First Manassas(Bull Run).He then was involved in the efforts to resist the move by Union General McClellan up the York/James Peninsula(battles at Yorktown and Williamsburg) and then at Seven Pines/Fair Oaks. After General Lee took command of Confederate forces around Richmond Longstreet was involved in Lee's effort to repel McClellan from the doorstep of Richmond.(the Seven Days' Battles) Mechanicsville,Gaines Mill,Malvern Hill etc. With Gen. Jackson he defeated Gen. John Pope at Second Manassas, then on to Boonsborough(South Mountain),Sharpsburg(Antietam),Fredericksburg. He was not present at the Battle of Chancellorsville,he was detached with two of his divisions in the Suffolk area procuring provisions. He rejoined Lee for the Gettysburg Campaign. In the Autumn of 1863 he was sent with his command(1st Corps) to reinforce Gen.Braxton Bragg in Tennessee and in September his troops played a key role in the Battle of Chickamauga near the GA/TN border and a subsequent attack on Knoxville. He returned to Virginia in time to take part in the latter part of the Battle of the Wilderness.He was with Lee for the rest of the war. Spottsylvania C.H., North Anna,South Anna, Cold Harbor, Siege of Petersburg, and finally the retreat to Appomattox C.H. where he was surrendered with Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Some of the smaller battles may be absent from this account,but this is a fairly complete account.
How many years did Abner Doubleday serve in the army?
Abner Doubleday served in the army from 1842 to 1873 for 31 years service. His term of service would include the Mexican- American War, the Seminole War, Th US Civil War, and the Indian wars. He was also a graduate of the US Military at West Point class of 1842 where he finished 24th in his class.
What were two battles that are considered turning points in the pacific war?
Midway and the Battle of Stalingrad
What was the reasoning behind bombarding the enemy before a charge?
referring to the battle of gettysburg in 1863?
Why did lee make a huge mistake of pickets charge on the 3 day of Gettysburg?
An assault against numerically superior forces who are dug in, well armed, and determined, in possession of the high ground, almost never succeeds, and Lee knew this.
Why was Federal General Halleck's plan in 1862 not carried out?
This may refer to the Second Battle of Bull Run (August '62).
Halleck wanted McClellan to join forces with John Pope; together they would then be strong enough to destroy Lee's army.
Lee moved too quickly to allow the two armies to meet, and he drove John Pope off in disgrace.
Robert E. Lee was the southern general.
What union general's victories in the west cut the confederacy in half?
It was Gen Ulysses S. Grant's July 1863 victory at the Battle of Vicksburg that cut the Confederacy in half. Vicksburg, Mississippi was the only remaining Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, so Grant's victory gave the Union control of the lower Mississippi River, along with splitting the South in two by cutting Richmond off from the Western half of the Confederacy
What happened in the west at the same time lee was losing at Gettysburg?
The Union Major victory of Vicksburg , whose garrison surrendered to Grant's Army on July 4, 1863 and, followed by the capitulation of Port Hudson on July 9th , gave to the Federals the control of the whole Mississippi River, splitting into two parts the Confederacy..
Did Gettysburg come before the battle of chikamaugua?
Yes, it did.
Gettysburg was fought at the beginning of July 1863, Chickamauga on Sept. 19-20 1863.
Longstreet wanted to fight a defensive fight at Gettysburg, and urged Lee to move troops around to the right of the Federal forces to interpose themselves between the Yankees and Washington, forcing the federals to attack entrenched positions.
Lee didn't want a fight there. Stuart's cavalry was missing, and Lee was drawn into the fight when southern troops looking for forage ran into Union cavalry units, bringing on the fight. Both armies were scattered, and hastened to concentrate. Stuart arrived two days later, on the evening before the third and decisive battle.
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Longstreet told Lee on July 1, that it was preferable to disengage, march the Army south, and fight a defensive battle elsewhere in the Pennsylvania countryside. He reiterated his opinion when, on July 2, Lee ordered to attack the Union left, motivating that the Federals were entrenching as they wanted to be attacked. He was alluding to the convention of military wisdom stating that a general should not do what the enemy wanted.
Lee refused to take into consideration the suggestion commenting: "They are in position, and I am going to whip them or they are going to whip me".
Lee wanted to fight at Gettysburg because they had so planned. On 28 July the Confederates were deployed along a great circle of arc with the concavity facing south:
Early division of the II Corps was in York, divisions Rodes and E. Johnson of II Corps in Carlisle, the III and I Corps in Chambersburg.
The Army of the Potomac, which was coming up from the south, would go just to slip into the cavity of the arch.
On June 27, Lee sent for General Trimble, attached to the command of the II Corps who knew Pennsylvania very well.
At the request of Lee, he confirmed to him that the land in all the areas where they were was ideal to maneuver and fight. Lee was satisfied. He observed that his troops had a high morale, they were not tired and could be concentrated in the space of twenty-four hours. The enemy, Lee said, feeling that Baltimore and Philadelphia were threatened, would be moved up to the north by forced marches, and when it had arrived, tired and scattered on a long line, he set out to fall upon him, converging from all points and destroy him. Lee then pointed to a place located roughly where the center of the semicircle along which the Confederate Army was deployed, stood.
It was a small town, and towards it, like the spokes of a wheel to the axle, all roads converged. "Here," Lee added, "we'll probably meet the enemy and God will give us the victory we will gain the recognition of our independence. Trimble, bending down to get a better view, could read his name: Gettysburg. (source:
G.R. Stewart, Pickett's Charge New York 1963, page 22 and following)
