US Civil War Generals

Died. John Thomas ("Uncle Johnny") Graves, 108, the South's oldest Civil War veteran, for whose sole benefit the Missouri State Confederate Home was maintained at an annual cost of $25,000; in Higginsville, Mo. After two years in the Army of the Confederacy, Uncle Johnny was discharged in 1863 for reasons of "poor health."

Ironically, it was because Sherman had failed to carry out Grant's orders to destroy the Army of Tennessee, which had escaped from Atlanta into the mountains.

Sherman was also increasingly worried about his long and vulnerable supply-line - a single-track railroad that was always being blown up by Confederate cavalry.

So Sherman decided to 'exploit his limits' by turning South-east across Georgia, living off the land, conducting punitive raids on the farms, and wrecking the railroads, before liberating the blockade-runners' port of Savannah.

This had the effect of starving the Confederate armies in the field and devastating civilian morale.

It undoubtedly shortened the war by months.

The generals in Shermans march to the sea. General William Teschumeh Sherman, James Mcpherson, and many others. (Mcpherson was killed at Atlanta by marching in front of confederate troops he salutes them and trys to gallop back to his own lines except gets killed by 4 to 7 musket balls in the back, legs, arms, and legs.

All favourable.

It confirmed their wisdom in re-electing Lincoln, as it demonstrated the hopeless position of the Confederacy.

And it caused many Georgian troops in Lee's army in Virginia to desert - they felt they were needed at home. This strengthened Grant's position.

General Robert E. Lee lost one-third of his fighting force. He made the decision that his best option was to withdraw to Virginia. McClellan's failure to promptly pursue the retreating Rebel army was an error.

As the start of the US Civil War unfolded a number of Union army officers decide to resign and join the new Confederate army. Approximately 296 joined and many had been excellent Union officers.

The Rock of Chickamauga was the nickname of General George Henry Thomas. General Thomas was a Virginian who chose to remain with the Union during the Civil War and served most of the war in the West. He is considered by most American Civil War historians to one of the top three Federal Generals of the conflict (along with Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman).

He acquired the title "Rock of Chickamuaga" for his famous stand at the battle of Chickamauga where his brave defense against the rampant Confederates while the Army of the Cumberland broke and ran made him a national hero.

He would also quired the nickname "Sledge of Nashville" when he broke the back of the Army of Tennessee at the battle of Nashville.

Yes, General Beauregard was in fact married twice. His first wife was Marie Laure Villere' and they had three children, Rene', Henri, and Laure. Marie died giving birth to Laure.

In1860 after ten years a widower, Beauregard married Caroline Deslonde but they did not have children.

Yes - helped by three Union victories, just in the nick of time.

From his previous comments and actions, it seems likely that Lee joined the Confederacy because he felt a greater loyalty to his home state of Virginia than to the United States as a whole (this was, at the time, a quite common sentiment). Lee actually turned down offers of a command in the Confederate armed forces before the secession of Virginia began to look inevitable.

The terms of the agreement signed at Appomattox on April 9th 1865 were:

- The delivery of the Army of Northern Virginia's armaments materials and flags, with exception of the officers' individual weapons, the horses belonging to the cavalry troopers and those of the artillery men, which were considered private property because they had to be compulsory furnished by those soldiers.

- After having sworn, pledging their owns word, they would have never more fought against the USA, Confederates' officers and soldiers were free to return back to their homes and remaining there undisturbed.

- The supplying of 25.000 ration of food to the Army of Northern Virginia, whose

soldiers were starving.

- The agreement provided the surrender of only The Army of Northern Virginia.

Union General Thomas Hewson Neill graduated from West Point in 1847. He ranked 27th in his graduating class of 38 cadets. During the war, the highlight of his battle career was at the Battle of Gettysburg.

On July 25, 1862, General in Chief Henry W. Halleck, accompanied by Major General Ambrose Burnside visited Harrison's Landing to confer with General McClellan. Halleck's purpose is to pressure McClellan to do "something". Halleck orders McClellan to advance against Richmond or withdraw from the Peninsula and send troops to join Major General Pope's Army of Virginia. McClellan commits to nothing. He is placing himself and General Pope's mission in jeopardy.

Union General John Pope headed the new Army of Virginia and his forces were in trouble in Virginia. General McClellan placed an important question to US President Lincoln. McClellan asked if all available forces should be sent to General Pope or allow Pope to extradite his situation on his own. Lincoln responded that to reinforce Pope was imperative.

They enjoyed games of Truth or Dare, chase the Elephant(aka Fatguys) and badminton.

Union General Abner Doubleday graduated from West Point in 1842. Among the graduating 56 cadets that year, Doubleday was ranked 24th. Doubleday saw action at Gettysburg and the Peninsula campaign. He fell into the displeasure of General Meade at Gettysburg.

Originally Joseph E. Johnston, until he was replaced by John Hood.

The first blow would have been to take Yorktown by assault , taking advantage of the great superiority in number (4 to 1). Instead, McClellan preferred to invest the weak Confederate position by conducting a regular siege operation, which led to delay the advance towards Richmond for more than a month .

George Armstrong Custer was born on December 5, 1839, in New Rumley, Ohio.

On March 19, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan informed Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton of his plans for the Peninsula campaign. With all approvals in order, meaning from President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton, McClellan orders his forces to begin the sea transport of the Army of the Potomac to Fort Monroe. The fort is on the east coast of Virginia. The date of the first troop transport is April 1, 1862.

General "Fighting Joe" Hooker had failed at the Battle of Chancellorsville, despite a huge troop advantage. President Lincoln decided to replace him with Major General George Meade as Confederates began to cross the Potomac River in 1863.

In the Fall of 1861, General McClellan believed that 20,000 troops would be needed to defend Washington DC. This was predicated on the deployment of other Union troops in the Washington DC area that could be sent to Washington as reinforcements if needed.

Confederate General William Henry Chase Whiting graduated from West Point in 1845. Among the graduating class of cadets that numbered 41, Whiting one first in his class. Also he was a brilliant student at what was to become Georgetown. There he entered at age 14, graduated in two years and was first in his class. It was after Georgetown that he enrolled at West Point. Whiting saw action at Fort Anderson then spent much time defending Fort Fisher. He was captured in early 1865 and taken prisoner. He died in a POW camp in New York just before the war ended.

Sherman's "march to the sea" impacted the war in several ways. His march was intended to distract the Army of Virginia and hopefully draw men away from Virginia. This did not happen but the Confederates did send troops to harass the Union columns. Sherman intended to bring the war to the civilians and destroy their will to fight. Many soldiers feared for their families and crops and land and some Confederates even deserted to go home. His march had the similar effect of the air force bombing raids on the cities of Germany.His army was also liberated some prison camps.Custermen