Siege of Vicksburg

- The Civil War, 1862 Think about the strengths and weaknesses of General McClellan vs. General Lee. Under whom would you rather have served and why? With all seriousness, I am African and if I had a choice, I would choose General McClellan for obvious reasons. That being said, if we took my ethnicity out of the equation, I would still choose General McClellan for two reasons. The first reason is that General McClellan hard a strong resolve. With great tension between him and the white house,…

Grant in charge of all Union armies thinking thus was a person he could trust to lead scene Grant had previously won major victories at the Siege of the Donelson, Battle of Vicksburg, and Battle of Chattanooga. Lincoln choose the people in his cabinet and only picked the men he felt most capable of handling the duties of the posts he asked them to fill. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin had called the Lincoln Cabinet…

Slavery in the United States was legal in all of the original states, but as time went on Northern State began to abolish it. Compromises were made as new states were brought into the Union. After more territory was added to the US these compromises became increasingly strained. Numerous problems arose as the slave to free state balance was disturbed when California became a state in 1850. Then In 1854 there was an internal war in Kansas over the decisions to be a free state. Not only did the…

Lincoln said, and by the reckless captures of forts Henry and Donelson. Also by capturing the capital of Tennessee, and wouldn’t stop in any of the battles even if it meant killing most of his own forces. Lets not forget the time Grant had a siege on Vicksburg nothing went in or went out, because attacking the city, and killing plenty of innocent people wasn’t enough no he had to starve…

Legends are legends, in the past and in the present. They are marked in history to be recognized and marveled at for centuries. The same recognition also serves the females that participated in helping the Civil War from 1861 to 1899 (Senker). “As is almost always the case in wartime, these women proved they were capable of doing these things, breaking down the cultural stereotypes regarding the appropriate role for women and what women’s work truly was” (“Transcript: Women of the North and the…

Ulysses S. Grant: President and Union General “I can’t spare this man-he fights”, said by President Abraham Lincoln (“Ulysses Simpson Grant”). This was said by him because Ulysses never gives up until he succeeds. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States of America (1868-1872). Ulysses was also the Union General in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 (“Ulysses S. Grant”). Without Ulysses the Confederates would have defeated the Union army (“Ulysses S. Grant”). Ulysses S. Grant…

During the civil war era, women were looked at very differently. They were mainly looked at as people to take care of the kids, and the house. Even they didn 't realize how independent they could become. After the war started, the had to take new roles, find jobs, and prove to men and others they could do more than take care of the house, and children. While men were away from home fighting in the war, women had to keep the man’s income alive to survive. So that meant that women had to take…

history. Without the help of the Union Army in fighting through the twisted channels and shallow waters, a fourth front may not have been possible, as there were times when the army had to literally dig naval vessels out of the mud, as in the Siege of Vicksburg (Brodie). As the Confederate forces were too disorganized and thinly spread across four different fronts, any counteractive combined operations were not a possibility. Interservice cooperation is one of the eight principles of war and is…

Abraham Lincoln believed that all men were created equal. In his speeches and debates with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln made clear his opposition of slavery. Due to this, there were many mixed feelings amongst Americans regarding Lincoln's suitability as a candidate for the United States Presidency. Just like in today’s world, slavery is an implausible idea that would never be accepted, so too was the idea to abolish slavery back in those times. Although Lincoln proved to be an impactful President…

David Farragut, the second of two sons, was born on July 5, 1801 as James Glasgow Farragut. As a young child he moved to New Orleans with his mother and other siblings. Seven years after his birth, on June 22, 1808, David Farragut’s mother died of yellow fever; though he didn’t hear of the news until later because his family had been separated due to economic issues within the household. And though he did not know it at the time, the separation of his family would ultimately influence the path…