Robert E. Howard

Are you aware of the real story of how Ulysses S. Grant became a hero? Many people know that he was as a great military leader during the Civil War and that he was the 8th president of the United States. However, many people don’t know that Ulysses S. Grant’s path to leadership and success was marked by many challenges and failures. Four important things to know about Grant is that he was not a very good student in school, he believed that the Mexican-America war was fought for the wrong…

the complexity of Robert E. Lee’s character is his book. The author describes how Lee turned a childhood of poverty into a leadership known as one of the most successful military generals in American history. Marrin portrays Lee’s personal life, as well as his military career. The important date of April 18, 1861 is emphasized by the author. This is the date that Lee rejected taking the command of the US Army. My thesis statement concerning this book is as follows: Robert E. Lee was the…

In order to check the furious fighting on the left, Meade moved troops in from his extreme right as reinforcements. This shift in the Union line brings up the third point of interest. While the left flank was under heavy attack from Longstreet, the right was supposed to be under pressure from Ewell's attack. The plans were simple; when Ewell heard Longstreet's guns, his orders were to attack. A unified assault would have weakened the defenses on the Union left by keeping the right busy and…

art of war. General Robert E. Lee the over role commander of the Confederate had this vision in mind prior to the start of the war. In view of that he anticipated the danger of war to the same national who are fighting. This paper is to highlight the outstanding of the proficient similarities of the two commanders who saved in the same Army in due cause of the civil war of June 29th, 1863 in a small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The focus will be between General Robert E. Lee and General…

however, had a flaw he overestimated Lee and was far too cautious. The Emancipation prevented the alliance with England for the CSA. McClellan slipped and allowed for Lee to escape after he made a mistake. McClellan was then replaced by Burnside. Robert E. Lee was able to gain a victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, with the aid of Stonewall Jackson who died in battle. This did not stop Lee from trying to gain Gettysburg which lasted three days. This battle almost destroyed the CSA. On the…

In this historical novel, The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara retells the events of the Battle of Gettysburg, in a way that allows the reader the ability to visualize each scene as it unfolded in the past.. The Battle of Gettysburg is regarded as one of the bloodiest battles fought on America soil and was a turning point in the civil war. The Confederates took the offensive while the Union defended the higher ground. These events, normally told from a third person view are now told through the…

Before the war of Gettysburg started, Robert E. Lee had won a tremendous battle at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, in May 1863. After the battle Robert Lee had already came up with a plan to strike the North again. This time he would strike Virginia again, but this time at Gettysburg. With a win at Gettysburg he would hope that the North would stop wanting to fight and he hoped that this war would create peace. I personally think that Robert E. Lee was a luny. I do not know why he…

David Farragut David Farragut’s full birth name is James Glasgow Farragut. He was born on July 5, 1801 at Campbell’s Station, but then as a baby moved to New Orleans, and spent his childhood there. (Tucker) When he was in New orleans, Commodore David Porter became his guardian after being so grateful to his family for providing him comfort. He looked after James while he was growing up and took him along and trained him as a naval officer. When James was nine, Porter had made his new adopted…

On December 1st, 1861, Abraham Lincoln sends a memorandum inquiring on the Potomac Campaign to George B. McClellan, Commanding General of the Army of the Potomac. In the memorandum Lincoln, asks three questions to McClellan, but his first question, “.. how long would it require to actually get in motion?” followed by the subsequent campaign plan to attack the Confederate Army at Centerville, highlights an underlying tone of anxiety. Furthermore, Lincoln suggests that the Confederates, if…

Broadly, the Union’s strategy was to end the rebellion by regaining control of the territory that succeeded to form the Confederacy. Because their aim was to conquer, the Union had to fight offensively. Conversely, the Confederacy had to maintain control of their territory, placing them on the defensive. How these strategies were carried out depended on the generals in charge of the armies and on the theater of war those generals fought in. In the Eastern Theater, the Union initially hoped to…