Ambrose Burnside

Inside of weeks of North Carolina's withdrawal from the Union, the Confederacy had built up a military vicinity on Roanoke Island. Roanoke Island determined its military centrality by goodness of its area close to the opening of two noteworthy sounds. By the winter of 1861-1862 there were three sand fortresses on the west side of the island, and little batteries on the east side and in the focal point of the island. Indeed, even with the fortresses, Confederate resistances were, be that…

12:00 after two hours of fighting the Confederate line finally broke and they appeared to be in full retreat. As the advantage shifted toward Lee, Ambrose Burnside led his men across a heavily guarded bridge pushing back the Confederates. By 3 P.M., Burnside had eight thousand troops advancing in a three quarters of a mile line. At the moment that Burnside was on the verge of capturing Harpers Road, Major General A. P. Hill along with his division of three thousand men came to the rescue. In…

The Confederate slaughter of the Union at Fredericksburg was so great, that, at the subsequent Battle of Gettysburg, the Unionists shouted “Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!” as they avenged their dead comrades. The Battle of Fredericksburg unfolded in a natural auditorium with the Rappahannock River on the east, and Prospect Hill and Marye’s Heights on the west. This topography prescribed the logistics of the Confederate army and contributed towards its success - and occasional hindrance - to a…

Robert Edward Lee was born on January 18th, 1807 in Stratford Hall, Virginia. He was destined for a military life as his father was a Revolutionary War hero. Colonel Henry Lee led cavalry in battles and won praise from General George Washington. When Lee turned 18, he enrolled in West Point Academy where he had major success, graduating with 5 other cadets in his class. After school, he married Mary Custis in June of 1831 and went on to have seven children. Lee went all around the country…

There moves a silhouette in the distance. You can barely make out who they are. They come closer and you can see their face structure, skin color and body type. This starts becoming who they are. You meet the figure and begin talking with them. As you converse, you create a further vivid image of who they are. The components of this person, personality and looks, associate together and meld into one being - their personhood. Each of the phenotypes outlining an individual is physical expressions…

On July 3rd, the Union won a battle that could possibly be the turning point in the war. The Battle of Gettysburg was a three day long battle was fought bravely throughout by the Union and was brilliantly commanded by General George Meade. Confederate General, Robert E. Lee, failed his second invasion of the North, and he had to retreat back to Virginia after the devastating loss. After Lee’s victory at Chancellorsville, Virginia, Lee looked to attempt a second invasion of the North. The…

The Battle of Antietam On September 16, 1862, the Union army of the Potomac, under the control of Major General George B. McClellan, went to war against Robert E. Lee’s Confederate soldiers who were a part of the Army of Northern Virginia. The war began in Sharpsburg, Maryland at dawn on September 17, when the Union corps under the control of Major General Joseph Hooker led a strong assault against Robert E. Lee’s left flank. This is ultimately what began the Battle of Antietam, which turned…

The safety of the public is not in the hands of the gun itself, but in those intentionally misusing them. Over the last decade, crime has been on the rise thanks to increase in drug trade and the lack of regulations on the gun owners themselves. Many believe that if we stop giving the public, as a whole, the option to purchase firearms that gun violence will decrease over time. Taking guns away from our citizens is not the answer.Gun control does not deter crime: gun ownership deters crime. A…

This was a day no one would forget. In the two days before the battle many men from both sides maneuvered into positions around Antietam. Each knew the other was there; skirmishes erupted throughout the day on 15 and 16 September. Long-range artillery tore through the air in hopes of softening the opposing forces. Everyone knew on the evening of 16 September that the next day would be one to remember. On the morning of 17 September there were 30,000 of Lee's Confederate soldiers facing…

The Killer Instincts and Deference of Two Military Geniuses The killer instincts and deference of Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. Jackson claimed many victories for the Confederate Army and helped the army endure a long harsh battle against the Union. As General of the Confederate army Robert E. Lee demonstrated his military genius through his ability to anticipate enemy movements. Lee also showed his military genius through developing new battle tactics that positioned his generals to take…