US Civil War Generals

Braxton Bragg's invasion of Kentucky in 1862 failed due to several key factors, including logistical challenges, lack of adequate supplies, and poor communication among Confederate forces. Additionally, Bragg underestimated the resolve of Union forces, particularly under General Don Carlos Buell, who effectively reinforced his troops. The invasion also suffered from strategic miscalculations and missed opportunities that allowed Union forces to regroup and counterattack, ultimately leading to the Confederate retreat from Kentucky.

U.S. Grant. He was rewarded by promotion to General-in-Chief of all the Union forces.

General US Grant was the General in Chief at the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in April of 1865. Later other Confederate forces would soon surrender. Lee had no choice as his food supplies were nill and his troops in bad physical shape. Grant was gracious in victory.

Legislation creating Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was signed into law in 1890, when Benjamin Harrison was President.

When the US Civil War ended, former Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet traveled to Washington DC with regards to the written application for a pardon from the US government based on his high level of military operations he conducted against the Union during the war. Longstreet met with General US Grant, Secretary of War Stanton and President Andrew Johnson. Johnson refused to grant Longstreet a pardon.

Command all the river-crossings, and starve the Army of the Cumberland into surrender.

Grant managed to force a crossing, and set up a limited supply-line.

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Braxton Bragg also decided to destroy or capture Burnside's Union Army of the Ohio, which was standing at Knoxville.

He sent there Longstreet with the units of First Corps to besiege the Federals, who had but few hopes to be relieved or receive reinforcements and supplies through the long and impassable line of communication, which linked them with their far bases of Kentucky.

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Abolitionists faced significant dangers, including physical violence and threats from pro-slavery factions, who often resorted to intimidation and attacks to silence their efforts. They risked legal repercussions, as aiding escaped slaves or promoting abolition could lead to arrest and imprisonment under laws like the Fugitive Slave Act. Additionally, many abolitionists faced social ostracism and reputational damage within their communities for their radical views. Despite these risks, their commitment to ending slavery drove them to continue their activism.

US President Lincoln and General in Chief Henry Wager Halleck were critical of General McClellan for not moving immediately against the Army of Northern Virginia after the Battle of Antietam. It can be debated that McClellan had difficulties in resupplying his army, which was huge and reequipping it was a time costly task. This was the reason he believed that an immediate advance against Lee's army was not the correct move.

His view is confirmed as General Robert E. Lee saw the strategic situation in the same way. McClellan realized that Lee's two-sided base was a threat to his army in Virginia. Lee's home base had support.

Richmond and the vital Virginia Central railroad. Good roads and a rail link to the Shenandoah Valley was Lee's base to the West. It was also rich in food supplies.

From Lee's Valley base he would threaten the flank and rear of any Union army moving south to Richmond.

And attacking Lee's army directly in Virginia, without resupplying would not be a good move by McClellan.

President Lincoln did not see the value of McClellan's hesitation. But if Lincoln knew Lee agreed with McClellan, his attitude might have been different.

They were making their way to cross the Potomac, flanking the Union Army on its right. Their first task was to cut off the communication between Washington and the Army of the Potomac.

Stuart's ultimate task was that of passing the Union Army's marching columns, join the Confederate Army in time and take part in the battle of Gettysburg.

The April 1865 Battle of Five Forks was a Union victory that led to the Union operations to break through the Confederate field fortifications protecting Petersburg. At Five Forks, the Union forces were led by Major General Phil Sheridan. In this battle the long time Union veteran, General Gouverneur Warren, was relieved of duty by his superior officer, Sheridan. Sheridan claimed that Warren had failed to properly understand that he needed to not sit and wait when there was an alignment problem between the Kellogg brigade and the Crawford division. No great harm was the result but Sheridan believed that only "good luck" saved the assault.After the war, a court if inquiry exonerated Warren from any errors. As an aside, the postwar general in chief, General Sherman disagreed with the court and wanted Warren punished.

General Robert . Lee knew he would need to face the approaching Northern Army of the Potomac under the command of General George B. McClellan. Lee believed that a specific position at Sharpsburg, Maryland would be the best place to fight a defensive battle with General McClellan.He found a natural position in which to form a concentration of his troops. The position he chose would also provide a good way of retreat if that was required. He saw that many of the approaching enemy troops could be artillery targets if he set up his artillery batteries on high ground.

Gettysburg was a battle. It did not have a theme. The theme of the Gettyburg Address was that a new and better America would emerge from the crucible of conflict that was the Civil War.

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Union general George B. McClellan had a number of accomplishments that have gone unnoticed due to his replacement as the general in charge of Union forces early in the US Civil War. Here is a summary list of his accomplishments:

* He was near the top of his class at West Point;

* As a teenager he matriculated at the prestigious college of The University of Pennsylvania;

* He was a successful railroad officer;

* He is given credit (technical at least ) for repulsing Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland. The Battle of Antietam forced Lee's retreat back into Virginia;

* He revamped and reorganized the Federal army into a viable and professional army;

* He served as Governor of New Jersey for four years; and

* He was nominated as the Democrat candidate for president for the 1860 election;

In his initial plan to end the Southern rebellion, General McClellan outlined a multipronged offensive. The key area of operations would be in Virginia.

General Hooker actually got off to a good start, positioning his troops in good order, and outnumbering Lee nearly two to one, was set to smash the Confederates. But, Lee sent Jackson's corps on a flank march, and Hooker ignored reports off their movements. Hooker seemed unsure on what to do when confronted by the rebel army, and Jackson hit his right and rolled it up, leading to his defeat. Mostly, the battle had shown the domination of one man over another, Hooker was no match for Lee.

McClellan was a Union general (the North) and thus fought against the Confederacy (the South). He also ran against Lincoln in 1865, but lost in a severe landslide.

Just get conquered by the north and they became part of the union.

Union Major General Oliver Otis Howard participated in the following battles and campaigns during the Civil War: Battle of First Bull Run as commander of an infantry brigade of the 3rd Division; Peninsular Campaign as commander of an infantry brigade. At the Battle of Fair Oaks he lost his right arm when leading his unit against the Confederates, an action which earned him the Medal of Honor. Battle of Chancellorsville as commander of the XI Corps; Battle of Gettysburg as commander of the XI Corps; Atlanta Campaign as commander of the IV Corps. After the Death of General McPherson, Sherman appointed him commander of the Army of the Cumberland. March to the Sea, as commander of the Army of the Cumberland. Note: at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg his Corps suffered two humiliating defeats, but during his activity in the Western Front he recovered from those setbacks as a successful corps and army commander.

Confederate General Joseph Eggleston Johnston.

Union Major General William T. Sherman was an outspoken general. He never hesitated to speak his mind on the various elements of the US Civil War. He rated the enemy cavalry highly, calling them expert riders, first-rate shots and brave horsemen.

At the beginning of the US Civil War, President Lincoln appointed generals for political reasons, not based on military experience.

By the middle of March 1865, Major General William T. Sherman had been a significant factor in reducing the military structure of the Confederacy. He was able to report to General US Grant that the railway system had been destroyed along with enemy arsenals in Columbia, Cheraw, and Fayetteville.