James Longstreet was raised to be in the military. After attending the U.S. Military Academy‚ he started his long career in the army where his rank was frequently promoted. He fought with the confederates during the Civil War and served as General Lee’s right hand man. During the Civil War Longstreet became well known for his often successful defensive strategies. Throughout his life he experienced both success and defeat‚ but whenever he was given an obstacle he always had a strategy to get around
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Ulysses S. Grant makes Robert Lee surrender through war. Grant makes his army tear down buildings and torch them. His army is ruthless and undefeated taking down any threat there is and then he took down Lee. On April 7‚ 1865 Grant sent a letter to Lee that says “The result of last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance.”At first Lee didn’t let up‚ but then Grant stole food from Lee’s train. Lee couldn’t feed his starving soldiers. Grant then met Lee in a small town called
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endured‚ the Confederates’ losses during the siege had been light. Some 29‚500 surrendered.u With the fall of the Confederate Gibraltar‚ the last remaining Southern stronghold on the Mississippi‚ Port Hudson‚ also surrendered. On the same July 4‚ Robert E. Lee’s army was retreating toward Virginia after defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg and Helena‚ Arkansas‚ fell to Union forces. The winds of war had shifted in favor of the North. The Confederacy had been irretrievably divided east and west when
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Fred Cotten Descriptive Essay September 27‚ 2014 English 1010 - 85 A Mini Vacation to Atlanta‚ Georgia Traveling is one of my family’s favorite things to do. The family has visited numerous places throughout the United States‚ however‚ none are as memorable as Atlanta‚ Georgia. In Atlanta‚ there are many places to go and sights to see such as: Cola-cola factory‚ Cabbage Patch Kids Factory‚ Under Ground Mall‚ the Zoo‚ Atlanta Braves Stadium‚ Six Flags Over Georgia‚ Stone Mountain Park‚ and
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companies from Maryland and Virginia arrived the day after the raid in Missouri‚ killing and capturing many of Brown’s men. Brown’s men ratted him out and told the militia were he was hiding out.“ On October 18‚ U.S. Marines commanded by Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant J.E.B. Stuart‚ both of whom were destined to become famous Civil War generals‚ captured John Brown and several other raiders alive.” (History.com) “On November 2‚ Brown was sentenced to death by hanging.” (History.com) On the day
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On July 2‚ 1863‚ located at Little Round Top‚ Hood helped lead the attack on the Union soldiers with General Robert E. Lee and General James Longstreet. Deciding on which way to attack the left side of the Union line‚ not all came to terms in agreement. Reaching the end of the line‚ they find the soldiers have dug into the peach orchard. With this discovery‚ Longstreet
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that describes in great detail the events that took place during the battle of Gettysburg. In the forward we are given an in depth view of each of the main characters and key figures of the battle. For instance‚ we are told that that General Robert Edward Lee is an honest man with no vices who does not believe in slavery‚ he is also suffering from heart trouble. He leads the confederate army. And then we have Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain who has a brother‚ Thomas‚ who serves in the Twentieth
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When the Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union Army General‚ Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9‚ 1865‚ many considered the Civil War to be over. The fact that the North was victorious over the South was accepted and the process of reconstruction began in America. It was never openly discussed on why the North defeated the South. However‚ the question began to slowly arise over time on why the South lost the Civil War. Many historians have become
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The Battle of Gettysburg took place during the American Civil War between the Armies of the Union and the Confederacy. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place in the fields of Pennsylvania starting the morning of the first of July 1863‚ ending on the third of July. Over 600 Field Artillery pieces were used in the conflict on both sides (Coco‚ 2004). The Battle of Gettysburg played a key role in the evolution and incorporation of Field Artillery on the battlefield. In the decades leading
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I don’t believe we can have an army without music.” —Robert E. Lee. “If we’d had your music‚ sir‚ we’d have whipped you out of your boots.” — A Confederate officer at Appomattox to his Union counterpart”. The outcome of the Civil War was solely based on the North’s access to music. It gave both sides a way to express their views and differences. Music comforted‚ entertained and gave soldiers something to do other than worry about loved ones. At home‚ it distracted families from all the fears
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