While both great generals started, their military careers the same way the rest of their careers were very different. General Lee was a great military general continuing a family tradition while Grant simply excelled at something he was forced to do. Through correspondence of letters both General Grant and General Lee agreed to end the war on April 9, 1865 in at the village of Appomattox Court House. Some believe if General Lee had more support and ammunition then he would have been the winner easily and it would not have taken four years to get the job done. The Comparison of General Grant and General Lee There were many comparisons between the two generals over the course of the Civil War.
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.
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.
He speaks of how marines make due with much less than the other services due to the lack of funds compared to them. Marines are famous for their ability to take a small amount and make it last. General Krulak also speaks of marine’s ability to seize enemy positions through our ability to quickly think on our feet. The ability to quickly develop a new plan of action if the other one falls through. He also spoke of the creative ways we had of approaching a situation that would constant throw enemies off guard because of the ways we would choose to
Print. B. Summary of Memoir History is most often written by the winners, the ones who aren’t defeated. This gives favoritism towards those who win, and it seems people forget the people who lost, the ones who suffered not only loses but also humiliation. The memoir The Forgotten Soldier tells a story of a soldier, which in many points of view, was fighting on the wrong side.
“Once an Army has taken the field no medical function is more important than the care of the wounded.” (Doctors in Blue, Adams, p59) The Battle of Kelly’s Ford was one of the early, large scale cavalry battles of the American Civil War. It would set the stage for other battles such as, Brandy Station and the Gettysburg campaign. After the withdrawal of the Union troops the casualty count was somewhere around 130 on the Rebel side and approximately 70 on the Union side. Among those wounded was a young Lieutenant Nathaniel Bowditch. He was shot in the abdomen, during the first Union charge after they crossed the Rappahannock in pursuit of the Rebels.
General Douglas MacArthur During Operation Chromite. General Douglas MacArthur was destined to stand as a bronze statue at West Point. He became one of the longest serving and most notorious American generals of the Twentieth Century. In his last speech at West Point he announced that the last thought he would have as he died would be “The Corps, The Corps, The Corps.”[1] This dedication to “Duty, Honour, Country” would last throughout his long and often controversial career. [2] From an early age MacArthur was moulded to achieve greatness.
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The USA wanted to prevent areas of the world falling under Communist influence. Name three things that were unique to the Vietnam War and three other interesting facts. Interesting Facts: -The Vietnam War is a commonly used name for the Second Indochina War - The U.S. had the largest foreign military presence and basically directed the war from 1965 to 1968. -The Vietnam War was the longest in U.S. history, until the war in Afghanistan that began in 2002 Unique Facts: -240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam