Rebel Women vs. Yankee Women Many stories have been told about the Civil War; there is the story of Gettysburg‚ Stonewall Jackson’s death‚ Robert E. Lee leading his solders‚ and many more. However‚ we only hear the smallest amount of information about what the wives of these soldiers are doing. It would be interesting to dig deep into the details of the support army general wives gave‚ what the government expected from women of both sides of the war‚ and the main differences of lifestyle back on
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about 82‚000 troops‚ while the confederates had about 75‚000. The Union general was George G. Meade‚ and the confederate general was Robert E. Lee. It was fought from July 1-3‚ 1863. In May 1863‚ Robert E. Lee’s confederate army had a great victory Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. Since he was so confident‚ he decided to invade the North for a second time. Lee hoped to gain recognition of the Confederacy by Britain and France and strengthen the cause
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Battle of Gettysburg "Battle of Gettysburg." History.com. A&E Television Networks‚ 2013. Web. 25 Sept.2013.http:// www.history.com/topics/battle-of-gettysburg This article contains information on the three day bloody battle of Gettysburg‚ where Robert E. Lee’s overconfident Confederate Army strived to take down the Unions’. “In May 1863‚ Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had scored a smashing victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville” (History.com). However
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Campaign‚ he joined forces with General Robert E. Lee. 1. During the Seven Days Battles‚ Jackson surprisingly showed poor leadership skills while defending Richmond from General George McClellan’s troops. 2. He managed to redeem himself with his “foot cavalry” at the battle of Cedar Mountain. D. At the second Battle of Bull Run‚ Jackson feigned a retreat from John Pope‚ this allowed James Longstreet to launch a missile assault that caused Pope and his men to retreat. E. During the bloody battle of Antietam
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North and the Confederate forces from the South in the small town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. After General John Johnson was killed in battle‚ General Robert Lee took command. When Lee took over his forces were fighting barefoot and had barely any food since the North was putting a blockade on the South. Entering into the battle‚ Lee had command of about 70‚000 men with 280 guns. In the North‚ Abraham Lincoln had put General George Meade in charge of the Union
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Document C‚ many generals were killed. In the letters between Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis‚ it was mentioned that General Barksdale was killed‚ some generals were missing‚ and others were severely wounded. This had to have created a very depressing mood among the troops. They had lost many important leaders and were experiencing a hard time. Also‚ hardship set in when Robert E. Lee began to doubt himself and his leadership position. Lee stated‚ “no one is more aware than myself of my inability for
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Believing that General Robert E. Lee would fight a defensive battle behind the Mine Run campaign‚ Union General George Meade ordered his army to strike the Confederates. The Fifth Corps chief‚ however‚ was anxious about making an attack in the Wilderness‚ where thick briars would
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still arguing this question. Who was a better general Robert E Lee or Ulysses S. Grant. Unfortunately this question does not have an official answer on which general is better. People often speculate that question. Ulysses S. Grant was a better general than Robert E Lee because the north won the civil war‚ Grant was more dedicated that Lee‚ and Lee’s army was less experienced than Grant. All of those points makes Grant a better general than Lee. The civil war was not a fun battle. Many people died
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faught with the confederates. The confederates met with General George G. Meade at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. General Robert E Lee ordered an attack on less than 15‚000 soldiers on the union’s territory at Cemetery Ridge. The Union victory at Gettysburg was a crucial turning point in the Civil War‚ erasing the Confederate’s chance for a victory in the north. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of
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Lee and George Meade were seeking to crush their opponent’s army and win the war. Lincoln encouraged many of his commanders‚ including Meade‚ to use the Northern army’s sheer numbers to crush the Confederacy. While Lee hoped to crush the Union army’s morale with his own troops and superior strategy. With the victory of the battle of Gettysburg‚ the North gained
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