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Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness pitted General Ulysses S. Grant against General Robert E. Lee and was fought May 5–7, 1864. Ask questions here about this major US Civil War battle.
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Because it was the first shot in Grant's Overland campaign - and the first time that Lee was facing a General of his own calibre.
However, the question asserts something that is not correct. The Battle of the Wilderness was by no means the end of the Confederacy, nor were Lee's victories at an end. Although the Battle of the Wilderness ended inconclusively, the Union forces suffered horrifying casualties (18,000 in 3 days). The next battle, around Spotsylvania, was a Confederate victory. Lee's forces were badly outnumbered but drove back Grant's Army and again drew stunning casualties. A few weeks later, Grant attacked Lee's forces at Cold Harbor and again suffered staggering losses while being driven back. However, Lee's forces were very badly depleted by these three battles and replacements were not possible. Lee was never again able to have a decisive victory over Grant's forces.
Spotsylvania and Coldharbour.
What was the importance of the Battle of Fort Wilderness?
Benjamin Martin's raid on Fort Wilderness:
Throughout the film beginning in the opening narration, references are made to Benjamin Martin's actions in the French and Indian War from his opening narration to the South Carolina Assembly to Major Jean Villeneuve's angry responses to Martin's authority. Benjamin refused to answer his son Thomas when questioned about it. Later in the film, Benjamin is finally ready to tell Gabriel what happened at Fort Wilderness:
"The French and Cherokee had raided along the Blue Ridge. The English settlers had sought refuge at Fort Charles. By the time we got there, the fort was abandoned. They'd left about a week before. But what we found was... They'd killed all the settlers, the men. With the women and some of the children they had... We buried them all, what was left of them.
"We caught up with them at Fort Wilderness. We took our time. We cut them apart slowly, piece by piece. I can see their faces. I can still hear their screams. All but two. We let them live. We placed the heads on a pallet and sent them back with the two that lived toFort Ambercon. The eyes, tongues, fingers, we put in baskets; sent them down theAsheulot to the Cherokee. Soon after, the Cherokee broke their treaty with the French. That's how we justified it. We were heroes."
FICTIONS:
1. The only Fort Wilderness to have existed is at Disney World.
2. Fort Charles is actually in Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica.
3. Fort Ambercon never existed.
4. The Asheulot River is in New Hampshire.
FACTS:
In 1759, tensions between the British and their Cherokee Indian allies boiled over and the Indians began attacking frontier settlements in the Blue Ridge region of Virginia and in the Carolinas. In early 1760, they began a siege of Fort Loudoun (located in what is now Tennessee), which ended in a massacre of British soldiers when the British did not keep the agreed terms of surrender. The South Carolina militia responded with a campaign in whichFrancis Marion participated. They mainly destroyed Indian villages and burned crops to starve the Cherokees into surrendering.
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What did the battle of wilderness reveal about grants strategy?
Thanks to the superiority in numbers, equipment and power to replace the casualties, he would made a constant use of the strategic intimidation, threatening Richmond as false purpose, keeping the tactical and strategic initiative, thus depriving Lee of his freedom of movements, wearing down the Confederate Army.
The opening move in Grant's Overland Campaign (May 1864).
The battle was won by the Confederates. But Grant continued to press Lee into a corner, where he would have to stand siege.
What leader was the leader in the battle of the wilderness?
North - Ulysses S. Grant
South - Robert E. Lee
What Civil War battles were won by Grant?
- Battle of Fort Donelson
- Battle of Shiloh
- Siege of Vicksburg
- Third Battle of Chattanooga
- Overland Campaign
- Siege of Petersburg
- Appomattox Campaign
The Overland Campaign was a series of battles, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, and Cold Harbor, leading to the siege of Petersburg.
Lee won most of these battles, inflicting horrible losses on Grant.
How did the battle of the wilderness effect the union?
ANSWER
Although it ended in a stalemate, Grants' decision to carry on the offensive southward in direction of Richmond brought a blow of optimism and enthusiasm in the Union among the Army's rank and files and the public opinion. For the first time Lee was forced to submit to the initiative of the army of Potomac and saw his freedom of movement getting more and more reduced by the strategy and superior availability of men and equipment of his adversary.
Was the Battle in the Wilderness close to the Battle of Chancellorsville?
Although the battlefield was roughly the same, the Battle of Wilderness Tavern or The Wilderness was fought one year later than that of Chancellorsville, from
May 3rd to May 6th, 1864.
Grant decided not to return to Washington but to instead continue attacking Lee after the Battle of the Wilderness because the battle made him realize that Lee had very few reserves. He knew that if he continued to attack every day, he would eventually the Confederates down.
How many soldiers were in each army at the Battle of the Wilderness?
Union, commanded by U.S. Grant and George Meade:
Cavalry 12,300
Artillery 2,348
Infantry 119,300
Confederate, commanded by R.E. Lee and James Longstreet:
Cavalry 4,590
Artillery 1,457
Infantry 58,450
Who won union or confederate in the wilderness campaign?
The union won obliviously they were pretty much just meant to rub it in the south even more after they lost the war so there was barely even any contest to what had happened during the wilderness campaign.
Why did union win the battle of wilderness?
They didn't. The battle was a draw, but Lee won a tactical victory when Grant took his army away to the southeast.
What was important about the wilderness battle?
Grant was defeated but did not retreat. He continued to force the fighting.
Did the Battle of the Wilderness lead to another war?
The battle of Wilderness led to the battle of Spotsylvania.
What army won the Battle of the Wilderness?
Neither the Union army nor the Confederate army can really be considered to have "won". The Union Army - consisting of the IX Corps under the command of General Ulysses Grant and the Army of the Potomac under the command of General George Meade - were able to withdraw in an orderly manner and then swing Southeast to continue the campaign elsewhere. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under the command of General Robert E. Lee stopped Grant's initial thrust and inflicted around 17,000 casualties on the Union army against around 10,000 of his own forces.
In actual effect it was a tactical Confederate victory, but a strategic victory for the Union army since the casualties of the Confederate army, while much less in number than the Union losses, still were a larger percentage of the Confederate forces than the Union losses and Grant's forces were able to withdraw and continue their offensive elsewhere. It was easier for Grant to replenish his losses than it was for Lee so his heavy losses had less impact than those suffered by Lee. It was Grant's intention from the beginning to grind down Lee's forces by virtue of superior numbers (a war-of-attrition strategy) and this battle was one of the first conducted under that strategy.
What general was involved in the battle of the wilderness?
For the Union, General Ulysses S. Grant and George G. Meade. For the Confederate States of America, there was Robert E. Lee.
What can be said of the Confederate army during the Wilderness Campaign?
It was not able to rest and heal after a battle.
What battles did the confederate states win?
The CSA won just about every battle and still lost the war. First Manassas, Second Manassas, Shiloh, and Chancellorsville were among many Confederate victories.
What caused the battle of the wilderness?
The General Robert E.Lee retreaded into theforestwith his troop hoping it would protect them. General Ulysses S. Grant and his troop followed them into the forest and decided to attack Lee's troop.
Why was the battle of the wilderness significant?
It was the start of Grant's Overland Campaign, which culminated with the fall of Richmond and Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
The battle was significant for itself because Grant, aware of the stalemate in which both armies were after three days of fighting, at the night of May 7, 1864 "snap decided" to silently abandon his positions, marching southward towards Richmond.
Thus, in order to cover the Confederate Capital and prevent Grant from interpose the Army of the Potomac between the Army of Northern Virginia and the city, Lee was compelled to hastily follow and precede the Union Army. By so doing Lee was
losing his freedom of movement and getting more and more to be subject on Grant's strategic initiative as the further battles of the campaign would have demonstrated.
It was a stalemate, which Grant was able to transform in a strategic advantage, shifting south towards Richmond, outbalancing Lee, who was forced to hastily follow the Union Army in order to cover the Confederate Capital city.
