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How old did you have to be to enlist if you lived in the North in the civil war?

The Union Army took men over the age of 18 during the Civil War


Who took Atlanta in the civil war?

Atlanta was captured by Union forces during the American Civil War in September 1864. General William Tecumseh Sherman led the Union Army of the Tennessee in a series of battles against Confederate General John Bell Hood's forces. The capture of Atlanta was a significant turning point, boosting Northern morale and contributing to President Abraham Lincoln's reelection. Sherman's subsequent "March to the Sea" further devastated the Confederate South.


Who won the battle of Atlanta North or South?

The Union forces, representing the North, won the Battle of Atlanta, which took place in July 1864 during the American Civil War. This victory was significant as it secured a crucial supply line for the Union and boosted Northern morale. General William Tecumseh Sherman led the Union troops, ultimately leading to the fall of Atlanta, which was a strategic and symbolic blow to the Confederacy.


What was the cause for the battle stones river?

The Army of Cumberland under General Rosencrans was developing an offensive aiming to reach and seize Chattanooga. The Union Army was approaching to the important road junction of Murfreesborough. General Bragg, commander of opposing Confederate Army, planned to fight and possibly destroy the enemy's army before they could reach the town. That led to the battle, which took place on Dec. 31, 1862


A foumus union general who took part in the surrender at appomattox court?

Ulysses Grant took the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House. Other generals in his army (though not present at the formal surrender, which was just the two of them) included Phil Sheridan, Gordon Meade and G.K. Warren.

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Who took command of the union army?

Meade took over command from Hooker on the way to the battlefield.


Who was the Union general who burned Atlanta and marched to the sea?

General Tecumseh Sherman, was the Union General who ransacked the South, all the way to the sea. He took over the Union Campaign in the west after General Ulysses S. Grant took over command of the Union Army, or the Army of the Potomac.


Who took over the union army after Ulysses S Grants advancement?

George Baker


Who took over the union army after the 1st battle of Bull Run?

George McLellan


What Confederate general took over for General Joseph E Johnston at Atlanta in 1864?

Confederate President Jefferson Davis believed that General Johnston was not adequate to turn back the advance of Union troops in Georgia in 1864. He therefore replaced him with General John Bell Hood to lead the Army of Tennessee.


How long did the union army occupy atlanta before burning it to the ground?

It took over two months


Who was the leader of the union army at the end of the war?

Ulysses Grant, appointed General-in-Chief in March 1864.Travelling with the Army of the Potomac (commanded by General Meade, as people often forget), he took the surrender of Robert E.Lee at Appomattox.


Who took control of grant's army after grant's advancement and eventually took Atlanta in September of 1864?

William Tecumseh Sherman


Who took control of grants army after grant's advancement and eventually took Atlanta in September of 1864?

William Tecumseh Sherman


Who took over the French army after the revolution?

The person who took over the army was Napoleon


The Soviet Union's powerful army was called the?

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army - or simply The Red ArmyBeginning in February 1946 and until the dissolution of the Soviet Union, its official name was "Soviet Army".


What were some of the weapons used in the US Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864?

The Battle of Mobile Bay was a battle in which the Union Army defeated the Confederate Army. This battle took place between August 2 to August 23rd, 1864. The weapons used within this battle include swords, pikes, catapults, and torpedoes.