Lee's are the main characters in the book. Both are soldiers who trust each other and who is worried with the safety of others. They both hold different approaches about the war. Robert E. Lee had very good strategic skills though his policies but they often conflicted with the policies that James Longstreet may have had.…
Ulysses S. Grant: Grant was both a general and a commander of the Union forces in the later years of the Civil War. He is known for being a great general who guided the Union troops to their triumph over the Confederate armies. He was victorious when he captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee and when he crushed a large Confederate army in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Grant’s contribution to ending the Civil War, however, was when he led his forces to lay siege to Lee’s Northern Virginia army in Petersburg, Virginia, which forced the Confederate surrender there. Later, Grant became the eighteenth president of the United States.…
There are so many civil war generals who can be overlooked because of the famous generals such as Ulysses S Grant or Robert E Lee. However, the smaller generals are also important. Men like George Stoneman were influential to the Civil War. Just because their names are unknown to most does not make them any less important. George Stoneman was born in New York on August 8, 1822 to parents George and Katharine Cheney Aldrich(George Stoneman).…
Thomas StoneWall Jackson was born midnight January 20-21 1824. Jackson grew up in what is now the state of West Virginia. Jackson was a confederate general during the American civil war. " His father, a lawyer named Jonathan Jackson, and his mother, Julia Beckwith Neale, had four children. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was the third born".…
Lee was one of the most influential people to help the Confederates in the Civil War, making several riskful moves in the war. His daring moves in battles makes him an interesting person to study and learn about. William T. Sherman Who? William Tecumseh Sherman was raised by Senator Thomas Ewing after Sherman’s father died when Sherman was nine years old.…
Confederate generals such as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are considered to be brilliant military tacticians, which McPherson emphasizes in chapter 15. Their resourcefulness is a common explanation for why the South was able to hold out for as long as they did; however, this portrayal has always puzzled me somewhat. Indeed, Lee and Jackson contributed greatly to their side's war effort, but for all their tactical successes, the South still suffered very heavy casualties. For example, McPherson remarks that during the Seven Days Battles, a series of noted successes for the Confederacy, the South's “total casualties in these six contests exceeded Union casualties by 20,000 men (89,000 to 69,000). (p. 476)”…
116. After years of fighting the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant of the union, in Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This all resulted from Grants plea to Lee to surrender, first lee was reluctant and refused countlessly. They went on to battle again, but when he realized that his army was weakening he had succumbed to his fate. He forfeited the fight peacefully and accepted his defeat.…
The Union army suffered 14,000 casualties and the Confederacy suffered 10,000 casualties during the Battle of Chancellorsville. This battle started when General Joseph Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River and began to move behind Robert E. Lee’s confederate army, which put his troops in northern Virginia in great danger. Although Hooker’s plan was very well executed, Robert Lee’s strategic brilliance and instinct saved him because he split his force leaving 10,000 troops to hold the Union at bay. The reason this battle took place was because Hooker led the army of the Potomac into Virginia.…
General E Lee was a brilliant man that comes up with great plains in war and with his intelligence, he had become the greatest leader in the south. He pretty much change the way people battle in so many ways. E lee was far far the greatest generals in the battle of gettysburg. His strategy was too far from victory tho but it doesn't stop him.…
President Grant was considered a Civil War Hero by many in the Union and his opinions were held high and looked to for guidance in the political world. Grant like many military men distained politics, which is true even in today’s worlds, but found himself thrusted into it none the less. Grant openly disagreed with President Johnsons polices of a moderate Reconstruction and he quickly gained support from the Radical Republicans who also desired a more aggressive approach. With the support from the Radical Republicans and the use of his War Hero status he would win the Presidential elections of 1868 and 1872. Even with the victory of two elections Grant’s terms were nothing to celebrate and often were the site of corruption and lack of action.…
Ulysses S. Grant a man who led the Union victory in the Civil War. A man who was willing to fight was unconventional for the Union but that’s what ended up winning the war for the Union. Grant’s impact on the U.S. didn’t just effect the U.S. during the war but even after he made an impact when he became president afterwards during the reconstruction of the Civil War. Grant was a leader during and after the war. Even though he was and unconventional and was controversial for the time period he was a game changer for the Civil war and afterwards during the reconstruction.…
Ulysses S. Grant was a great general, and a great president for many reasons. One may look at the first major win for the Union as a great pivot point for them, and guess who was leading them, General Grant. While in his presidency, he established the national park service, which includes a list of nearly 79000 parks, national monuments, historic battlegrounds, and memorials. He also pushed through the ratification of the 15th amendment, the right of voting for blacks, and all other races in the U.S. Although Grant was a perfectly honest president, most of his associates were corrupt which tarnished his presidency by various scandals.…
Reading and Writing Assignment #3 Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the United States’ greatest presidents. “Abraham Lincoln was the only president in American history whose entire administration as bounded by war” (xv). When he was elected into office tensions were already high and the southern states had already moved forward with the secession and called themselves the confederacy. Over the course of his term he saw ups and downs while dealing with Americas civil war. He became commander in chief since he was inaugurated and used that power as a military strategy.…
The anecdote that truly resonated with the lawyer I hope to become in practice is the story of President Abraham Lincoln’s magnanimous behavior toward General Lee. I think that a common occurrence in today’s world is to seek out revenge against someone who has hurt or mistreated you. Lincoln’s behavior illustrates the best way to handle a previous opponent, with dignity and grace. General Lee could have been punished for his crimes against Union soldiers, but instead he was granted a second chance. This anecdote is one that I will remember when I am a practicing attorney to remind myself to show civility to my fellow attorneys in spite of previous cases or wrongdoing.…
Andrew Jackson overstepped his authority and abused the power of the executive branch. Jackson used his executive power to enforce the federal power of the laws that he chose to enforce while others he gave the states more power over enforcement. He also owned more than 300 slaves in his life time which he treated poorly and he acted like a friend to the Indians but then forced them out west. Jackson believed that extending the charter of the Second Bank of the United States was a form of blackmail toward his reelection and vetoed the bill, which later resulted in the Panic of 1837. Jackson might have been a successful war hero but his presidency was plagued with flaws that made him a villain.…
