Robert E. Howard

between the Confederates and the Union. McClellan and his troops broke through the Confederate lines and easily should have won the battle, but he didn’t act quickly and was cautious by refraining from using one-third of his troops. As a result, Robert E. Lee and some Confederate soldiers were able to flee into Virginia safely, so the battle could have been a significant victory for the Union but instead turned out to be a disappointing draw. After this failure, Lincoln could no longer stand…

On July 3, 1863, Pemberton sent word to Grant that he needed to examine surrender. The next day, July 4, 1863, Union forces acknowledged the surrender of Vicksburg. More than 30,000 Confederates were paroled, as they were starving and in poor condition. Grant came to lament this, the same number of rejoined the Confederate armed force, abusing the terms of their parole. This is one motivation behind why in 1864 the Union armed force halted all detainee trades with the Confederacy. The outcomes…

nurses. They seem nice but hospitals are so chaotic and disorganized. The confederate just had a huge battle that I need to tell you about. It is the battle of Antietam. I am called that because it is next to Antietam Creek south of Gettysburg. Robert E. Lee was leading the troops to Sharpsburg, Maryland. He came up with this great plan that could definitely defeat the Union. When we were halfway there he could find it. He soon found out the Union had found his plans. I couldn't…

As the story begins, a Confederate spy, named Harrison, brings news to Longstreet and Lee. They're totally taken by shock, since Jeb Stuart has left them in the dark. Lee's troops, mostly a division led by a general named Harry Heth, accidentally get into a fight with Union cavalry close to the town of Gettysburg. The leader of that cavalry, John Buford, decides to try to hold the Confederates off and buy time for the reinforcement that would be sent In the meantime, over the Maryland border,…

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson surrounded, bombarded, and captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, a major victory at relatively minor cost.…

During the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman went right after the Confederates major supply line, bringing the Union fame, but the Confederates shame. Atlanta was one of the most important cities to the Confederates. Atlanta was the Confederates major supply line, and losing Atlanta would be catastrophic. On July 17, while the Confederate army is mostly in trenches surrounding Atlanta, President Jefferson Davis decides that Atlanta is too important to lose, and Johnston isn’t doing well-enough.…

“bloodiest battle in the Civil War”? It was fought from July 1st to July 3rd. It was located in Pennsylvania. It was the most important engagement in the Civil War or the the turning point in the war. Robert E. Lee marched his North Virginia army into Pennsylvania. It was caused by Commander Robert E. Lee. The Confederates were strong but not strong enough. As confederate forces drove out out-numbered federal forces, Lee gave orders to attack cemetery hill. Dwell decided to attack Union corps…

Virginia) on September 11, 1861. It was a Union victory but Lee’s reputation withstood the public criticism that followed. He served as military advisor to President Jefferson Davis until June 1862 when he was given command of the wounded General Joseph E. Johnston's embattled army on the Virginia peninsula.…

The Battle of Gettysburg came with abounding death and destruction in the midst of the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg was a three day long battle from July 1, 1863 to July 3, 1863 that cost the most lives of any Civil War battle. General Robert E. Lee led his troops to the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in a last attempt offensive effort. The war cost the Confederate army a significant defeat that aided in turning the tide of the war fully in favor of the Union Army. Despite the…

Hello Lies and Gentlemen. I am Robert E.Lee. I was the head General for the confederate states of america . today i am speaking to you from my office at Washington College. It is may, 5, 1870, only 5 years after my role in the last few battles of the great Civil War, which ultimately led to my Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. today i want to start of my telling you about the events leading up to my famous surrender of the army of north virginia. well it had been a bloody 4 year war i saw my…