Civil War Battles summary: The Civil War consisted of nearly 10‚500 battles‚ engagements‚ and other military actions including nearly 50 major battles and about 100 others that had major significance. The remainder were skirmishes‚ reconnaissance‚ naval engagements‚ sieges‚ bombardments‚ etc. The engagements were fought in 23 different states and resulted in a total of over 650‚000 casualties. The battles are divided amongst designated theaters including the Easter Theater‚ Western Theater‚ Trans-Mississippi
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Ulysses S. Grant with the Army of the Potomac battled General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia for six weeks across central Virginia. At the Wilderness‚ Spotsylvania‚ North Anna and Totopotomoy Creek‚ Lee repeatedly stalled‚ but failed to stop‚ Grant ’s southward progress toward Richmond. The next logical military objective for Grant was the crossroads styled by locals Old Cold Harbor. May 31‚ 1864 After sparring along the Totopotomoy northeast of Richmond‚ Grant ordered Major
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soon commanded the approaches to the city and placed the Union troops under siege. With the situation worsening‚ President Lincoln made the Military Division of the Mississippi and placed Major General Ulysses S. Grant in command of all Union armies in the West. Moving quickly‚ Grant relieved Rosecrans‚ replacing him with Major General George H. Thomas‚ and engineer Major General William F. Smith to open a supply line to Chattanooga. After making a successful landing at Brown’s Landing‚ west of
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Lee: The Gentlemen’s Gentleman Robert E. Lee was considered by many in the South and even by some in the North to be the epitome of what a gentleman should be. Ulysses S. Grant was the North’s answer to Lee. “They were two strong men‚ these oddly different generals‚ and they represented the strengths of two conflicting currents that‚ through them‚ had come into final collision” (429). He was even considered to be an aristocrat in many social circles. “Lee embodied the noblest elements of this
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their numerous casualties‚ the Army of Tennessee secured one of its greatest tactical victories at Chickamauga. The Confederates drove the Federal army back to Chattanooga‚ though Bragg was unable to capitalize on the victory. In late November 1863 Grant was given command of Union forces in the Western Theater. He withstood the Siege of Chattanooga and subsequent battles‚ nullified the strategic gains made by Bragg at Chickamauga and opened the “Gateway to the South.” After the Chattanooga Campaign
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to bring everyone together to live in unity after a violent period of time. To put this generally‚ the reconstruction policy that was set was to oppose Lincoln‚ oppose Johnson‚ take control of Congress‚ impeach Johnson and put full support towards Grant. The goals of Radical reconstruction seemed feasible at the time. Reconstruction was “important for reunifying the country and establishing the first constitutional steps towards equality” (Bowles‚ 2011). In addition to the general previously mentioned
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On May 7‚ 1864 Ulysses S. Grant orders the army to of potomac to head toward Spotsylvania Court House. Spotsylvania Courthouse is a small town off a trail on the way to Richmond‚ Virginia. Grant was attempting to cut off Robert E. Lee’s army that was heading for Richmond or at least get Lee’s army into an open field where the Unions would be able to take advantage with their superior numbers. It was Conf. general J.E.B. Stuart’s job to stop the federals from getting to Spotsylvania. For a couple
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Vicksburg This battle occurred in May and June on 1863. This battle was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. Once Pemberton’s army was lost‚ the Confederacy war nearly split in half. Ulysses Grant’s success boosted his reputation and lead to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union army Battles of Fort Wagner These battles were fought on July 11th and 18th‚ 1863. General Quincy Gillmore sought to capture the Confederate fortifications on James
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Ulysses S. Grant became president at a time when America needed a strong‚ honorable leader to move it forward from Reconstruction. The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson had left a bad taste in both the Republican’s and the Democrat’s mouths. Fahs et. Al (2012) notes that “Although he had no political experience‚ Grant commanded greater authority and prestige than anyone else in the country” (p. 591). On paper it seemed that Grant was the right man for the office of the Presidency. In reality
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