Robert E. Lee

Lee and Joseph Johnston had both surrendered to the Union. William Tecumseh Sherman was born February 8, 1820 and later was orphaned and adopted by Thomas Ewing. As soon as Sherman heard about the Civil War he resigned his job as a superintendent in Florida…

Pennsylvania,but the Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. It started on July 1,1863 and ended July 3,1863.General Robert E. Lee waited the approach of Union General George G. Meades forces.On July 1, early Union success faltered as the Confederates fault back against the Iron Brigade and exploited a small federal line at Barlos knoll the following day saw Lee strike the Union flanks which lead to a heavy battle at Devil's Den. some battlefield's were called Little Round…

Gettysburg. Lee had planned an organized attack that depended on cooperation and coordination among his forces, but that didn't happen. His commanders misinterpreted Lee's orders and failed to follow through as quickly as Lee asked. The result: The retreat of the Confederate Army back to the South with no gain in either the war or its efforts to resupply and the loss of more than 1/3 of the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee offered his resignation, but President Jefferson Davis knew Lee was his…

Thomas Johnson Jackson, also known short as Stonewall Jackson was a senior general under Robert E. Lee. He was the general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War and died on May 2, 1863 after he was shot by his own troops in battle. The Confederate Army were fighting against the Union Troops. The text titled, “The death of Jackson” was based on primary source evidence, while the other text titled, “Mystery of how Confederate General ‘Stonewall’ Jackson was mistakenly killed by his own…

“I worked night and a day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.” –Jefferson Davis ("Jefferson ").Jefferson Davis didn't do a good job as the president of the Confederate States of America. Every time the Confederacy had a problem, Stephens blamed it on Jefferson Davis. In addition, it was easy for the people to point out Jefferson Davis’s weaknesses and mistakes (“Was”).Also, Jefferson Davis…

river pilots” (Barney 174). This could have prevented had the Confederacy agreed to emancipate their African-American slaves early on in the war. Jefferson Davis critically rejected the possibility early on in the war until confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Patrick Cleburne pushed for any remaining slaves to be armed and put into Confederate armies. While the notion seemed absurd to many southerners, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 (Barney 182) was a major strategic…

then graduated from West Point in 1846 near the top of his class. Thomas fought in the Mexican-American war (1846-1848), during this time he was promoted to the position of brevet second lieutenant. During his time within this battle he also met Robert E. Lee. Shortly after he served his time within this war Thomas was promoted to the rank of a Major. Thomas was a teacher for sometime having taught at VMI (Virginia Military Institute),…

The Confederate slaughter of the Union at Fredericksburg was so great, that, at the subsequent Battle of Gettysburg, the Unionists shouted “Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!” as they avenged their dead comrades. The Battle of Fredericksburg unfolded in a natural auditorium with the Rappahannock River on the east, and Prospect Hill and Marye’s Heights on the west. This topography prescribed the logistics of the Confederate army and contributed towards its success - and occasional hindrance - to a…

There are so many civil war generals who can be overlooked because of the famous generals such as Ulysses S Grant or Robert E Lee. However, the smaller generals are also important. Men like George Stoneman were influential to the Civil War. Just because their names are unknown to most does not make them any less important. George Stoneman was born in New York on August 8, 1822 to parents George and Katharine Cheney Aldrich(George Stoneman). George was the oldest of 10 children(The American…

John Brown is a white American born during the early 1800’s. Brown was raised to be a very religious man and did not believe slavery was right. He fathered a total of twenty children during his lifetime. Along with his twenty children he and his wife raised one African American child as their own. He was not a very wealthy man, but he did not let that stop him from continuing his fight to end slavery. Brown is most commonly known for his attempt to abolish slavery during 1859, “The raid on…