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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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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the battle 1. Where was the Battle of Shiloh fought? The Battle of Shiloh was fought in Pittsburg Landing which is in Hardin County‚ Tennessee. 2. What leaders commanded the North? The generals who lead the Union were Don Carlos Buell and Ulysses S. Grant. 3. What leaders commanded the South? The generals who lead the Confederates were Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard. 4. How many deaths were there in this battle? On the Union side there were 1‚754 killed‚ 8‚408 wounded‚ 2‚885
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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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William S. Rosecrans‚ went back to its base at Chattanooga. Reaching the safety of the town‚ they quickly created defenses before General Braxton Bragg’s pursuing Army of Tennessee arrived. Moving his men onto Missionary Ridge to the east and Lookout Mountain to the south‚ Bragg 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
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leadership differed greatly – The North had better leadership in nearly every area‚ significantly that of the president! Abraham Lincoln proved to be a far better military leader than his counterpart‚ Jefferson Davis. In addition‚ the northern generals Grant and Sherman adopted new tactics for waging war. They implemented strategies designed to decimate The South’s ability and desire to fight. Until this time‚ The South’s philosophy of conservatism allowed The Confederacy to hold off The Union for four
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After the Civil War‚ the South was left in shambles and many cities completely destroyed and the task of rebuilding the South and reuniting the Nation began even before the war ended. In December 1863‚ President Lincoln issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction to help expedite united the Nation again. However‚ radical Congressional Republicans believed that Congress was responsible for setting the terms of unifying the nation. Radical Republicans thought the president’s plan was too
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The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture is a collection of essays that all revolve the central theme of the “geography of Civil War memory.” As editors Alice Fahs and Joan Waugh explain in their introduction‚ that geography incorporated both “physical and symbolic spaces” (2). The memory of the Civil War has been contested in numerous arenas and over the course of time; the strengths of this volume are the wide array of subjects it covers and how it shows change over time. In broad terms
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freedom‚” (5) Expanding land would give many opportunities allowing many to fulfill their dreams. On the other hand‚ many rejected the Mexican-American war because it portrayed the United States aiming at the conquest of a vulnerable nation. Ulysses S. Grant said‚ “It was an instance of a republic following the bad example of European monarchies‚ in not considering justice in their desire to acquire additional territory.” He felt that over expansion was dangerous for the country because it is following
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Important People 1700s 1. Jeffrey Amherst (1717-97): he led the British attack in 1758 on Louisburg. After the war‚ in 1763‚ Amherst was appointed Governor of Virginia. 2. Jonathan Edwards (1703 –1758): Jonathan Edwards studied divinity at Yale College before taking the pulpit in Northampton‚ MA. His sermons and writings embraced the idea of Free Will‚ along with a firm confidence in God’s righteousness. The sermons and writings of Jonathan Edwards helped to shape the course of Protestant
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