The aftermath of the war was a complete an utter devastation when it came to casualties. The Civil War was documented as the deadliest in American History it caused about 620,000 soldiers death and an undetermined amount of civilian causalities; it ended slavery, restored the Union, and strengthened the role of the federal government. General Grant and General Lee were both graduates of West Point. General Lee graduated from West Point in 1829 second in his class and General Grant graduated in 1843 twenty-first in his class. While both great generals started, their military careers the same way the rest of their careers were very different.
Shortly after the Army of Northern Virginia won a major victory over the Army of the Patomic at the battle of Charlottsville from April 30 – May 6th, he decided to make his move northward. General Robert E Lee’s immediate goal was to acquire urgently needed supplies from the rich farming district of Pennsylvania. General Lees long term goal was to bring the Union Army out into the open in one large battle. With the seventy five thousand strong army, he wanted to show the northern people that he could invade the north with a large army and surround the nations capital. By defeating the northern army on their own grounds, he hoped to bring the population of the north into a panic and settle for peace.
The battle of Gettysburg was one of the turning points of the Civil War in America. Before the battle occured the Army of Northern Virginia had won most of the major campaigns in the eastern theatre of war, including the first Battle of Bull Run , The Peninsula Campaign, a stalemate at Antietam, Second Manassas, Fredricksburg and finally Chancellorsville two months prior to the Gettysburg Campaign. After the loss of the battle Confederate hopes began to dissipate on European intervention, winning the war on the battlefield and becoming a self-governed nation. Never again would General Lee attempt and invasion of the north. With the victory of Gettysburg the Union Army of The Potomac gained great confidence in their ability to fight and quell the southern states rebellion by force.
This battle occurred on July 3, 1863, and it only lasted forty-five minutes. On the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee instructed Pickett, Pettigrew, and Trimble to form their 12,500 men into sectors to attack the Union troops. The
With the U.S. First Army attacking from the north and General George Patton's Third Army from the south, the German began to retreat from the bulge on January 8, 1945 (See appendix 2 &3). American advancement continued and caused the final retreat of the Germans. American casualties resulted in 80,000, while German casualties were more than 100,000 (Battle). “The Battle of the Bulge was the largest battle the U.S. Army ever fought, and the largest it ever came close to losing; a battle so ferocious, and in such horrendous conditions, that very little film, either black and white or color, exists of the conflict” (The). This surprise attack caught Allied troops off guard and caused a bulge in the Allied lines.
The Battle of Chickamauga Battle Analysis SFC Clint Hale 2/26/2012 Abstract The battle of Chickamauga pitted the Confederate forces of General Braxton Bragg against the Union forces of Major General William Rosecrans’ on 19 and 20 September 1863 in the dense forests and small open fields in northwestern Georgia. The difficult terrain lead to problems with command and control that the south was able to exploit. The battle was won by the Confederate generals but was the first of a series of event that lead to the Army of Tennessee being driven out of Tennessee. The Battle of Chickamauga Introduction The Battle of Chickamauga was fought on two days (19-20) in September, 1863. This battle was the culmination of Major General William Rosecrans' Army of the Cumberland late summer (23 June - 20 September) 1863 campaign to maneuver General Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee out of Tennessee.
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.
Summary Preface and Numbering: “How Man? How Many?” Chapter 8 Death is not just a word that defines the extinction of life. Drew Gilpin Faust not only describes death in "This Republic of Suffering" but the magnitude in which death occurred during the Civil War era. She gives the meaning of death a whole new meaning in that it is something that we all do, just differently from one generation to the next. From 1861 to 1865, approximately 620,000 soldiers' lives were cut short, not to mention the 50,000 civilian lives that were also claimed.
This law was not passed by congress. The war’s turning point was at the battle of Gettysburg. At this battle their was thousands of deaths on each side of the battle field. It ended after three long days and nights with a victory for the union. After the battle, Lincoln presented his Gettysburg Address, which is most likely the most well known speech in American history.
The Americans were perhaps lacking in battle experience, but were fresh and described as belligerent – in other words they were spoiling for a fight. And in the opinion of many, this turned the momentum in favor of the Allies. From the point of view of Germany, America’s entrance into the war with 3,000,000 well equipped troops was a huge psychological blow as well. The battle took place over several days in July, 1918, with terrific losses for both sides with America alone suffering 12,000 casualties