The Greatest Commander in History History has provided us with many great commanders; commanders who would march into battle without fear and with great levels of bravery. Every commander has seen their share of defeat except one, and that commander was Alexander III. His first victory came when he was sixteen and since that battle he has lost none. Alexander III became known as Alexander the Great. Alexander III was born on July 20 356bc.
But how did a young man from Virginia find himself in the position of becoming one of the most famous people of all time? George Washington was born in 1732 in Virginia to a tobacco planter family (2) where the young George learned how to work hard. By the time he was 16 years he found work as a surveyor working for Lord Fairfax but his real interests were in military tactics and the romance of western expansion (2). It was no wonder that by the age of 22 George was commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel leading his men in the skirmishes of the French and Indian war (3). His battles were so successful he earned the name “Town Destroyer” by the Iroquois Indians.
Born in Lancaster, Ohio on February 8 1820, William Tecumseh Sherman would later become one of America’s greatest army officers (Virtual). Famous for his idea of “total war” Sherman was named after the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, who had unsuccessfully tried to unite the tribes of the Ohio River Valley against American intrusion (PBS). Sherman was one of eleven children. When his father died in 1829, William was raised by multiple relatives and family friends. While living with different families, Sherman lived with Senator Thomas Ewing who obtained an appointment for William to attend the United States Military Academy where he graduated 6th in his class in 1840 (Civil).
Did Robert E. Lee Lose the Civil War for the South? Abstract Most history books portray Robert E. Lee as the greatest general of the American Civil War, acknowledging his brilliance as the reason that the South lasted four years against a vastly superior Union force. The reality was that Lee’s strategy and tactics actually was the reason that the South lost what was a “winnable” conflict. Where the South needed a tie, Lee went for the win and therefore was a major reason the South lost. This paper will evaluate Lee’s military strategic capability in the context of the war and his battlefield leadership, demonstrating how his aggressive “Virginia first” strategy directly contributed to the Confederate loss.
The colors of blue and white are traditional colors of the infantry. Organized in 1861 as the 2nd Battalion 12th Infantry, the regiment was in the Army of the Potomac and served in several engagements. The cedar tree commemorates the regiment’s baptism by fire at Cedar Mountain, 9 August 1862, where it performed its mission with such success as to receive special mention from General Prince, the brigade commander. The arrows of the crest and the rattlesnake skin, an Indian emblem of war, allude to the eight campaigns during the Indian Wars. The five-bastion Fort was the symbol of the 5th Corps at Santiago during the war with Spain.
“Boom, Boom, Boom.” The colonists only fired 5 times and wounded 1 soldier. The British fired 5 times the rate of what we did and killed 8 and wounded 1 soldier. John parker was forced to retreat. The British had one that one, but I is going down that easy. Concord Later that day I then came back with 6 more captains and 1000s of patriots ran through the woods.
By the time Jackson was 18, he had already begun his legal practices in North Carolina. Jackson was a heroic General for the American Army. He proved over and over his dedication and expertise to America. He eventually was given a nickname, “Old Hickory,” because of his stubborn qualities that made him so successful. Andrew Jackson started to run for president and used his background as the foundation to his campaign.
Robert Penn Warren was born in Guthrie, Todd County, Kentucky, on April 24, 1905. He was the oldest of three children; others being Mary, the middle child, and Thomas, the youngest. His parents were Robert Franklin Warren, a proprietor and banker, and Anna Ruth Penn Warren, a schoolteacher. In the fall of 1911 he entered the Guthrie School from which he graduated at age 15. He did not then enter college as his mother felt he was too young and went instead, in September, 1920, to Clarksville High School, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, graduating after the full school year.
George Washington’s Early Life Today, George Washington is mostly known for being a war hero, leading the continental army to victory against the British as commander in chief, and also being known to be our first president of the United States. Most people don’t realize that Washington’s earlier life is what got him to be what we know him as today, war hero and our first president. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22nd, 1732, Washington was the oldest son out of six children by Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington, which was Augustine’s second wife. George Washington’s father died in 1743 when he was eleven (sc94.ameslab.gov). After Washington’s father died, He went to live with Lawrence Washington, his half brother.
The Soldier on the Front Lines Chris Marshall-MW 9:30-10:50 Submitted to Professor Melinda L. Barr in Partial fulfillment of the requirements of History 1483, Oklahoma City Community College, Spring, 2014 The American Civil War has just started. I was stationed at Fort Sumter just four months ago. On April 11, 1861 at 4:30 the confederate brigade general P.G.T Beauregard told his men to open fire on our fort. We fought back for about 34 hours cannons and gun fires going back and forth at one another. The firing just continued all day there was no holding back on either side.