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Grant defeated Lee, as planned.
Sherman failed to defeat Joe Johnston's Army of Tennessee (later John Hood's), but this army was totally routed later by George Thomas at Nashville.
Sherman then went on to cross Georgia and the Carolinas, which definitely shortened the war, finally defeating Joe Johnston in command of another Confederate army.
What else can I help you with?
Who controlled more the confederate states or the US?
The Union States
5 important people from the civil war?
Union President Abraham Lincoln, General US Grant and Gen William T. Sherman; Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee
What private company did US General George B McClellan hire for espionage work on Confederate operations?
Allan Pinkerton was hired by US General George B. McClellan for espionage work for confederate operations.
Who were the presidents of the US and if the confederate states of America?
Lincoln was the Union President. Jefferson Davis was Confederacy.
Which had the better number of the states the confederate states or the the US during the civil war?
The Union had more states.
Who won the US Civil War Battle of Iuka?
The US Civil War Battle of Iula was a victory for the Union. The battle took place on September 19, 1862 in Mississippi. Union General Rosecrans defeated Confederate General Price near this small town in Mississippi.
Was McDowell on the confederate or union side of the civil war?
Major General Irwin McDowell was a Union general, commanding US forces in the first major battle of the war, at First Manassas, where he was defeated by the Confederates under Joe Johnston and PTG Beauregard.
Was General James Longstreet a Confederate or Union Soldier?
During the US Civil War James Longstreet was a general in the Confederate Army.
Significance of US grant?
Ulysses S. Grant was the Union General that defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee, which all but ended the USA Civil War. Gen. Grant was later President of the USA.
What was the outcome of the US Civil War Battle of Olustee?
The Battle of Okolona was a Confederate victory in Mississippi on February 22, 1864. It was a cavalry battle and Rebel forces under the command of General Forrest defeated the Union unit under the command of General Smith.
What army won the US Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge?
The US Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge was a Union victory. Between March 6th to the 8th, Union General Samuel Ryan Curtis defeated the Confederate forces under General Earl Van Dorn. The Union victory ensured continued Union control of Missouri.
What us civil war battle had a southern confederate and a cherokee indian army defeated by union troops?
On December 7, 1862, at the battle of Prairie Grove in northwest Arkansas, Union troops defeated Confederate and Cherokee troops when they invaded Indian territory.
What side won the US Civil War Battle of Chickasaw Bayou?
This battle, The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, in late December of 1862, saw the Confederates win. Confederate General Pemberton defeated forces of Union General Sherman. Sherman's attack on the right flank of Pemberton's forces failed, resulting in a loss for the Union.
Who was the union general whose surrender led to the end of the civil war?
In the US Civil War, it was the Confederate General Robert E. Lee, not the Union General, who surrendered.
What army won the US Civil War Battle of Tom's Brook?
On October 9, 1864, Union forces defeated Confederate forces at Tom's Brook, Virginia. The battle was part of Union General Philip Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign.
What civil war leader graduated from the us military academy at west point fought in the Mexican war served as leader of confederate troops defeated union troops at the battles of Chancellorsville?
That was General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virgina.
How were the troops of Union General Don Carlos Buell able to safely land at Pittsburg Landing at the US Civil War Battle of Shiloh?
In order to provide a safe landing of Union General Buell's troops on Pittsburg Landing, two Union gunboats the USS Tyler and Lexington shelled Confederate forces. From the outset of the upcoming Battle of Shiloh, Confederate General Albert S. Johnston understood that a victory could be attained if US Grant's Army of the Tennessee could be defeated before Buell's reinforcements arrived.
