Robert E. Lee

The Confederacy had an uphill battle during the civil war, but ultimately they held a few advantages of their Northern counterparts. The first advantage that the South held was their superior leadership, men like Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B Stuart, Bloody Bill Anderson, and James Longstreet were some of the best officers in the country before the war. Another advantage that the South held during the civil war was the home field advantage. Most of the battles during the war were…

McClellan was well liked by his men but his reluctance to attack the Confederacy with the full force of his Army despite having a significant advantage put him on bad terms with President Abraham Lincoln. In 1862 McClellan failed to decisively defeat Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army at the Battle of Antietam. McClellan had overly cautious tactics and Lincoln decided to remove him from command of the Army of the Potomac in late 1862. McClellan would later run for president…

Inherit the Wind, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is classified as historical non-fiction. This dramatic play features two well-known lawyers, Matthew Harrison Brady and Henry Drummond who are both summoned into the little town of Hillsboro for a young man named Bertram Cates. Bertram Cates, a school teacher was caught teaching evolution to his students which violated the Butler Act. Matthew Harrison Brady was against evolution, but Henry Drummond had opposite views. Throughout the…

century, around the same time of the civil war. It gives great detail on the events that happened during his last few days alive. This book also focuses on the civil war and the generals in them such as Robert E. Lee. The first part of the book “Total War” goes into great detail about Robert E. Lee, his plans, and his thoughts. The second part which is named “The Ideas of Death” goes on to discuss about John Wilkes Booth and what he does within the time before Lincolns assassination. Part three…

In Journey to the Wilderness, Frye Gaillard offers answers to the different perspectives that the Northern and Southern states of America developed from the Civil War. While the South seemed to revel in their “glorious defeat” the North remembered it as a fight for the unification of the country. As the South’s new generations grew, they were taught “stories of gallantry and courage, and admiration of the dashing generals…whose heroism was undiminished by defeat” (25, Gaillard). However, the…

leadership on both sides, Lee and Grant, the many battles fought, the end of slavery, and lastly the economic conditions which each side faced. Each of these factors led to the end result, of the surrenders of the three Confederate armies. Without the Civil War our country would still be divided and the…

During the year of 1861, there was the Battle of Bull Run, which was in Virginia. These battles were fought on American soil, also known as the Battle of Manassas due to its proximity to the city of Manassas, Virginia, and it is the first major victory of the confederacy against the Union. These two battles were the first major land battles of the Civil War. The union army was under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell who marched from Washington against the confederate army . The confederate victory gave…

objections from Frederick Douglass to the plan, but Brown declined to listen to it. Furthermore, his army consisted of eighteen free blacks and extreme white abolitionists. With eighteen people Brown is not capable of fighting against General Robert E. Lee army. Additionally, Brown did not well to prepare for his battle. He was not equipped with food and he didn’t plan ahead for the escaping route, which he was trapped between two bridges by his enemies. Brown was also mistaken when he assuming…

Ambrose Burnside was born near Liberty, Indiana, on May 23, 1824. He was the son of a court clerk and farmer, but had dreams of being in the army. In 1843 Burnside began his journey by receiving an appointment to west point, a United States Military Academy. To say he had a hard time is an understatement. After nearly being expelled several times, he ultimately graduated in 1847 at the middle of his class - 18th out of 38 students. Burnside began his career in the Army as a Brevet Second…

The Battle of Cold Harbor. The Battle of Cold Harbor was an extremely blunt battle. It was fought between the Union General Ulysses S. Grant's and the Confederate General Robert E. Lee's armies. Grant's goal for this particular battle was to attack and capture Richmond, the capitol of the Southern Confederate states, while Lee was to fight off Grant's army. This battle started on May 28, 1864 and ended on June 3, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia 10 miles from Richmond. It was the turning point to…