US Civil War Generals

Confederate General Braxton Bragg's plans were to outflank the left wing of the front held by Union General Buell and invade the Kentucky, starting a general offensive along the whole front from Knoxville up to Corinth .

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CSA Gen Kirby-Smith had to aim immediately towards the Kentucky;

Bragg would have followed him with the Whole CSA Army of Mississippi, while the Generals Price and Van Dorn, starting from Mississippi had to attack the western Tennessee, in order to engage and if possible defeat Grant.

Once recaptured Tennessee and Kentucky, all the Confederate Armies, would converge on the exposed line of Ohio.

Gump was born near the small town of Greenbow, Alabama, on June 6, 1944 (the same day the Allied forces began Operation Overlord). His father was absent during his life; his mother said he was "on vacation". His mother named Forrest after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a noted Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, who is supposedly related to Gump. She intended his name to be a reminder that "sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense."

his great great nephew is true union burnside...lived with his wife Georgia Burnside in Yucca Valley, CA until his death in 1986.

In 1864, General in Chief US Grant's plans for the capture of Richmond had the advantage of an exterior line assault, which normally was a disadvantage. With that said, exterior line weaknesses were potentially overcome by the 30,000 troops that were under the command of Union General Butler. Butler was defeated by General Beauregard with fewer troops. Butler was never a good general and Grant made an error by entrusting him with a crucial part of his plan.

General In Chief George B. McClellan had assigned Major General Nathaniel Banks to control the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. In order for the Peninsula campaign to be a success, McClellan's purpose for General Banks was to insure that Rebel forces did not cut the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and to prevent Confederate forces from invading Pennsylvania. If Banks failed to do that, then Union troops assigned to the Peninsula campaign would either have not left for Fort Monroe or those there already would be needed to protect Washington DC and other Northern territories, basically aborting the entire Peninsula plan.Both McClellan and Banks were aware of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson's presence in the Shenandoah. He had the potential to wreak havoc on Union plans. Jackson's presence there also meant that Banks had another assignment to insure the success of the Peninsula campaign. That assignment was to prevent, at all costs, allowing Jackson to reinforce Johnston and the main part of the Army of Northern Virginia.

McClellan's plans were to surprise the Confederates with his planned rapid march eastward from Fort Monroe and thereby make it too late for Jackson to help out Johnston. McClellan, however, was not going to take any unplanned chances and so depended on General Banks to make sure he would not allow Rebel operations to spoil his eastern flanking plan embodied in the Peninsula campaign.

In late 1863, Lee now safe in Virginia, for the time being, was able to refresh his army from the ill fated raid into Pennsylvania. He positioned the Army of Northern Virginia in a strong defensive posture. On the other hand, General Meade, head of the Army of the Potomac wanted to advance against Lee, unless Lee had created a favorable position for his army which he did. Nevertheless, Meade believed by advancing he would abort the number of drafted Southern recruits into Lee's forces. At the same time Meade was concerned that the Army of the Potomac would not be able to take advantage of the Union's draft law to reinforce his own army. Also, the fortifications constructed by Lee, although not overwhelming, detered Meade as well.

Here then was a rift between Lincoln and his general in chief , Henry W. Halleck. Halleck believed that an advance was necessary, while Lincoln was more cautious and advised Meade to "act threatening" but not to advance. Lincoln had come to the conclusion that a stalemate in Virginia was acceptable. It is another case of the President, with good intentions, not following the advice of his general in chief. It was these types of interference that hampered the Union's war efforts.

President Lincoln had asked General Ambrose Burnside to make private inquiries among General McClellan's staff with regards to his ability to lead troops. Burnside was a friend of McClellan's and such a back of the hand stunt did not please Burnside. He followed Lincoln's orders, however. Clearly his top commanders were loyal to McClellan and word got back to him. But Burnside was shocked to learn that not only were McClellan's staff loyal, but worse, in that they held the Lincoln administration in contempt. Burnside was startled to hear open discussions about a military takeover. General in Chief Halleck dismissed Burnside's report as "staff chatter".

Lincoln didn't celebrate any results of the civil war. He felt the loss of the men and destruction of each and every battle. Look at the pictures of him towards the end of the war. He is tired, older, worn, and weary. If you read his words you can see he carried it with him.

When Major General John C. Fremont issued his proclamation freeing slaves in Missouri, he was out of step with President Lincoln. Lincoln made it clear that Fremont was making political policies that he did not have. The dispute became ugly and Lincoln replaced Fremont with Major General David Hunter.

Braxton Bragg was born on March 22, 1817.

J.E.B. Stuart died in Richmond from a wound received at the Battle of Yellow Tavern. He died May 12, 1864.

Since he died at the age of 74 on 20 February 1893, he had no reason to provide an excuse or a reason. Mark it down as old age.

Yes there is a JEB Stuart Elementary School in Petersburg, Virginia, as well as schools named for A. P. Hill and Robert E. Lee.

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1 - Compel Buell's Union Army to retreat from the Central Tennessee.

2 - Encourage a rising in favour of the Confederacy in Kentucky.

3 - Threaten from close the Line of the Ohio

Union General Philip H. Sheridan graduated from West Point in 1853. Among the 52 graduating cadets he ranked 34th. Before Sheridan became known in the Overland Campaign his first real action was in the West in Tennessee.

On the 15th of September, Confederate Brigadier General Samuel Garland was faced by Union Colonel Eliakim Scammon's brigade. Scammon made contact with Garland's forces at Fox's Gap near South Mountain. Scammon's forces and artillery outnumbered Garland by a three to one margin. The Federals used musket fire and artillery to push back the Southerners. Then outflanked Garland's force on two sides. Garland was killed in the skirmish.

As an aside, Sergeant William McKinley, and Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes would soon fight at Antietam. And, both would be elected as US presidents in the future.

In mid-June 1862 in response to General Lee's need for specific information on the strength and position of the Army of the Potomac .This was in preparation for the counter-attack(The Seven Days' Battles) to McClellan's advance up the York/James Peninsula(The Peninsular Campaign) threatening the Confederate Capitol of Richmond.In addition to gathering the above information Stuart also captured a Union telegraph station along with hundreds of mules. In his typical flamboyant style Stuart sent a message to the U.S. Quartermaster General informing of the captured mules and sarcastically complaining of the poor condition of the animals.

One week after General McClellan was given command of the Eastern Department, he presented to President Lincoln his plan to end the war in a single campaign. His plan encompassed a military, diplomatic and political set of strategies to end the Southern rebellion in a single campaign.

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jeb Stuart was killed at the Battle of Yellow Tavern on May 11, 1864, befor the end of the war.

One overlooked strength of Union General George B. McClellan that may have helped the South was his determination to wait far too long to organize the Union's Army of the Potomac. The long time this took, the more time it gave the South to add to its armies and prepare for battles with the Union forces. His over cautious tendencies were also a problem. In addition, McClellan believed that the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton was not qualified to be his direct superior.Whatever his failings, McClellan was not afraid to fight, he was overly cautious and used unreliable sources for gathering military intelligence.

In the early Spring of 1863, Union armies were preparing a series of Spring operations. General Lee was, however, faced with a serious cold and suffered an attack of acute pericarditis. Before he could recover from his illnesses he was confronted with decisions involving Rebel forces from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River.

As the new Lieutenant General, US Grant's Overland campaign had the following strategy:

1. Grant wanted the Army of the Potomac to advance along the shortest line possible across the disputed territory that separated the Rapidan River from Richmond;

2. The Army of the James River, led by General Benjamin Butler would cooperate with this movement by advancing toward Richmond from the southeast;

3. The goal of Butler was to cut between Richmond and the important rail center at Petersburg which was thirty miles to the south;

4. By doing this Grant calculated that the Army of Northern Virginia could either force Lee to retreat sixty miles to protect Richmond;

5. Or, force Lee to be the target of a pincers movement from the north and the south;

6. If General Meade tied the Confederate army down, General Butler might capture either Richmond or Petersburg; and

7. Anyone of these possibilities could have shortened the war by many months.

Major General Alfred Pleasonton commanded the Union's cavalry corps at the Battle of Gettysburg. His cavalry commanders helped to win the Battle of Gettysburg for the Union.

Ulysses Grant.