First Battle of Bull Run

generals were Robert E. Lee and General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. General McClellan was appointed as a commander after the Battle of Bull Run and helped the inexperienced troops become better soldiers in battle. In page 492 in the American Nation book it states, “McClellan, however, was very cautions. He delayed, leading his troops into battle.” While General McClellan went to battle trying to capture the Confederate capital, General Robert E. Lee attacked McClellan men and had to retreat.…

and fighting. Railroads affected the course of the Civil War during the First Battle of Bull Run, during and after battle of Chickamauga, and when the North was holding Richmond and Petersburg. Because the North was much more industrialized than the South, they had more railroads. But, according to…

Civil War: Rich Man’s War, Poor Man’s Fight The civil war was a bloody war with epic results. The civil war led to the freedom of the slaves but the war wasn’t really about the slaves. The war was about rich men and their fight for power. Many were led to believe that the union wanted to take their rights, women, and jobs. Others knew the war was simply a display of financial power. The South had become rich off the work of slaves. The North demand taxes and thus the fight that led to thousands…

During the war, the soldiers experienced boredom, discomfort, sickness, fear of what lies in front of them, and horror from what has happened and from what is going to happen to them. For example, during the Battle of Shiloh the soldiers had to wait about twenty-four hours until they received medical treatment. Many of the Confederate soldiers suffered from a lack of food and many other supplies. One out of every eleven Union soldiers ended up running away,…

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…

One question that I have had for one of the longest times has to be, which civil war regiment won the battle of Gettysburg? Now this question has been in my mind mainly because I am sort of a history buff and have had an interest in things like this for a long time. My first move was to just pose the question online, in this case i asked the question on google. When i did a google search a lot of what came up was the 1st Minnesota line Infantry Regiment, no other regiments seem to show up when…

South, Lee chose to participate in the war as part of the Confederacy. For the first three years of war, Robert E. Lee acted as the commander of the Northern Virginia Army. The Northern Virginian Army was a tandem of warriors feared in the Union as an efficient war machine. He spent the last year of war as the head of the Confederate Army. Following up to the Civil War, Lee had grew a reputation as one of the best battle strategists of his generation. The Lincoln Administration offered Lee a…

1. The Battle of Fort Sumter took place on April 12, 1861 near Charleston, South Carolina. The Confederate Army invaded Fort Sumter with 500 soldiers and ending up facing only eighty Union Soldiers. At the end of the battle, there were no deaths or casualties but it did signify the start of the Civil War. 2. Being the first battle to involve any casualties, the First Battle of Bull Run took place July 21, 1861 in Manassas, Virginia. This battle resulted in a win for the Confederate Army…

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 strategic territories towards the northern border of Virginia.Thomas J. Jackson, also…

the Natives were the first people who laid claim to this county, or that we were once immigrants also? In 1492 the coming of the Europeans started with the famous Christopher Columbus when he “Discovered America”. They lived in peace for many years until a series of events broke out that would eventually lead to the The Battle of the Wounded Knee. After the battle occurs the people start to choose sides and the Natives eventually are made to take the blame for the entire battle. The Native…