at the age of eighty-three. The men who stood out in the South were James Longstreet who was Lee’s right hand man; Robert E. Lee was the top General who was on the South‚ and Pickett who was also a General for the South. Robert E. Lee had to make a decision of choosing either the north or the South. He chose the South because he came from Virginia and because he hated slavery. Lee died in 1870 in his house. It was easier to fight downhill than on high ground because it was easier to run. But high
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did the Battle of Gettysburg happen? Two months foregoing the battle‚ General Lee had an impressive defeat against the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville‚ Virginia. He then started planning for a Northern invasion by first taking action on the Yankees. His army was at the time 80‚000 soldiers! With the army of the Potomac Commander Joseph Hooker and leading about 10‚000 soldiers he began moving towards General Lee by Washington D.C. Abraham Lincoln got frustrated by the actions of Commander
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mansion was built George Washington Parke Custis married Mary Lee Fitzhugh. Together they had a baby girl and named her Mary Anna Randolph Custis (Ashabranner 26). On June 30‚ 1831 Mary Custis married Robert E Lee. Together the Lees lived in the Arlington house for the next 30 years with Mary’s parents. Robert E Lee loved the house‚ which overlooked Washington‚ D.C. He said “Anyone with half an eye could see it” (Ashabranner 28). Lee was an army officer who led United States troops for many years
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General Robert Lee. This is the most important battle because of what lead up to Gettysburg‚ what the three day battle was‚ and because they were the turning point of the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania was caused all because the president couldn’t kill a man and his Army. "In response to the election of the anti-slavery Abraham
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that was obviously coming (History Net). General George G. Meade won the Battle of Gettysburg at the end of the three days. Pickett’s Charge was the highest point of the Battle of Gettysburg. The charge took place on the third day of the battle. Robert E. Lee ordered Pickett’s Charge. It involved an infantry assault of approximately 15‚000 Confederate soldiers against Union Major George Meade’s troops (History Net). This was along Cemetery Ridge‚ manned by 6‚500 Federals (History Net). The whole point
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under Major General George B. McClellan.” (Young 1). The North marched to the town of White House to strike Richmond. This leads to the Battle of Seven Pines. During the battle‚ Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston gets injured badly and passes the field command to Robert E. Lee. General Lee then cancels the Federal Army of the Potomac after the Seven Days
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Battle Of Gettysburg started on July 1 and ended on July 3 and it was on the date of 1863.Robert E Lee General Of The Confederates invaded the North aka the Union army held off Lee’s army to defeat the Union once and for all but the Union was unsuccessful and retreated to Gettysburg‚Pennsylvania this was a major turning point on the war. :The Leaders of the Confederate Army was led by General Robert E. Lee along with Longstreet and Pickett. The North Army Aka The Union was led by General George Meade
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MILLERSBURG — For allegedly assaulting an officer after threatening to harm himself‚ a Millersburg man faces a handful of charges that could land him in prison. Robert E. Lee Ringler‚ 21‚ of 640 S. Monroe St.‚ pleaded not guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to assault‚ resisting arrest and criminal damaging. The assault charge‚ because it involved a police officer acting in his official capacity‚ is a fourth-degree felony‚ punishable by up to 18 months in prison. The charges stem from a May
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Clara Barton – Angel of the Battlefield Staff Writer When the Civil War broke out Clara Barton was one of the first volunteers to appear at the Washington Infirmary to care for wounded soldiers. After the Battle of Bull Run‚ she established an agency to obtain and distribute supplies to wounded soldiers. In July 1862‚ Clara Barton lobbied and won permission to travel behind the lines to administer aid to soldiers of both the North and South. Clara reached some of the grimmest battlefields
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Potomac in a defensive position around the crosswords of Chancellorsville‚ VA. Hooker had his men flank left to the west of Chancellorsville. Later in the same battle Confederate major Robert Stiles had to deal with the dark in the woods. It was dark out and hard to see. “We couldn’t even see our own lines” said Robert Stiles. The forest absorbed much of the sound of the Confederate advance. Many Union soldiers heard the “Rebel Yell” that accompanied the attack.
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