Army of Northern Virginia

regarding the outcomes and results of this historic battle. McPherson’s second main objective of this book is to highlight how tentative General McClellan was over the course of the war. General McClellan was too cautious in engaging the Confederate Army even when he had the captured plans of General Lee. This battle which ensued along the…

This could've made Washington, DC completely surrounded by the Confederacy (Maryland and Virginia) and Lincoln would've either surrendered or he would have moved north and proclaimed New York or Philadelphia or even Boston as his capital. Kentucky and Missouri were very vital for either side in order to win the war. With these two states in the…

It has been a long time since I had the opportunity of writing to you, and I gladly avail myself of the present opportunity. I am not sure if this letter is going to be at your hands but I will write you a few words now that I have the chance. I want to you to know that I am among the living Greets my children from me. Tell Marco that he has to be strong. Tell him that I will be back to play again and explore the mountains as I promised the day I left to war. Tell my little princess when I come…

September 17th, 1862 and ended on the same day. The commander of the Union army was George B. McClellan and the commander of the Confederate army was Robert E. Lee. Robert E. Lee, the general of the confederacy, attempted to make a final stand in an attempt to save his Maryland Campaign. Many Federal Forces were closing in from the east. Lee at that time selected the strategic ground near Antietam Creek and demanded his army to unite there. About a mile east of Sharpsburg, the stream flows…

sense that they might actually win this war. Before this war General McDowell didn’t think the army was ready and that was proven during this battle. The objective of the battle was to capture the town of Manassas, which was an important rail road junction south of DC. This was going to lead a trail to Richmond. One of the Unions disadvantages was that they had no element of surprise. Behind his “army” was reports politicians and people who wanted to picnic and view the battle. This helped…

the reader of the life of Elizabeth Van Lew while trying to fix how she is viewed in American History. Elizabeth Van Lew was an elite, southern woman born in 1818 in Richmond, Virginia. Her parents were of northern descent, which influenced her political views before, during, and after the Civil War. When Virginia seceded from the Union, Elizabeth became a spymaster for Ulysses Grant.…

To explain, I spoke with John Bradford who is a Virginia senator who agrees that going to war with Britain is a bad idea. He states that the only people who will profit from this war is speculators, contractors, and anyone who supplies the military. To add on, he states that the people will be the only…

the seven Southern states seceded this same year the Civil War was declared when Fort Sumter was bombarded for 2 days straight before surrendering on April 14. On April 15, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to join the Northern army. Unwilling to contribute troops, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee dissolved their ties to the federal…

As if by accident, elements of the Army of the Potomac happened upon a column of confederate infantry and artillery on the outskirts of Gettysburg. This unit, a cavalry division under the command of Major General John Buford, was able to hold off the confederate troops until they could…

Confederate General Robert E. Lee split his army in half. One half under the command of Stonewall Jackson, went to Harpers Ferry. In Harper’s ferry, the Confederate soldiers managed to capture the town while defeating the Union Force. Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s half of the army went to Frederick, Maryland where they issued a proclamation trying to convince people of Maryland to become part of the Confederates…