The Battle of Fredericksburg, involving about 200,000 men, was fought from December 11th through 15th of 1862. It was one of the Union Army’s worst defeats during the Civil War. It was fought in Fredericksburg and neighboring Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The Union Army, was commanded by General Ambrose Burnside, while the Confederate Army was headed by General Robert Lee. General Burnside replaced General George McLellan due to President Abraham Lincoln’s frustration with McLellan.…
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day in American history. A battle so decisive, that it changed the course of the American Civil War. This battle brought the North a great victory and the South an utter defeat. Many lives were lost, up to 6,500 Union and Confederates on September 17, 1862, with many more wounded, with limbs and souls. The losses that day will be felt for many years to come.…
It was the final battle of Grant's Overland Campaign and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against General Robert E. Lee's army. Union cavalry seized the crossroads of Old Cold Harbor, holding it against Confederate attacks until the Union infantry arrived. Both Grant and Lee whose armies had suffered many casualties received reinforcements. On June 2, the remainder of both armies arrived and the Confederates built a detailed series of fortifications seven miles long.…
This battle would last just shy of 2 months, officially starting on May 18, 1863 and ending July 4, 1863 with many wounded and killed and in the fighting (Wikipedia,…
After years of conflict the South seceded. The War broke out after the shelling of Fort Sumter. When Confederate soldiers told the fort commander to surrender, he refused which was the final breaking point of the war. In the Battle of Gettysburg there were many casualties.…
The two armies started fighting near Manassas Junction, Virginia, this was the first major land battle. The Union brought about 35,000 soldiers to the battle and the confederacy brought about 20,000 soldiers all to a river known as Bull Run. Fighting defensively most of the day the rebel soldiers were finally able to flank the union to the right which allowed the confederates to push the union back and take the victory which surprised the north because they thought it would be a very easy win but the south got more confidence and they thought that they had a fighting chance. On February 6, 1862 the battle of Fort Henry took place in efforts of gaining back control of the supply lines and rivers.…
Battle Overview: Fought on December 11-15, 1862, in Fredericksburg Virginia, the Battle of Fredericksburg was the Civil War’s first battle that involved urban combat. It had nearly 200,000 soldiers present between both sides, meaning this is the highest concentrated battle in the civil war. Leader of the Federal (Union) side was Ambrose E. Burnside, and the leader of the confederates was Robert E. Lee. The Union's plan was to use 60,000 men to take the southern flank of Prospect Hill, more specifically Marye's Heights,while holding the south in urban areas and then flushing them out.…
The Trail of Tears is the journey the Indians took after being forced by the federal government to leave their land and move west because white settlers wanted their land to grow cotton. The government forced the Indians to walk thousands of miles on foot to a reserved territory across the Mississippi River. This event is important because so many Native American lives were lost during the walk due to starvation, exhaustion and disease. The Civil War began April 12, 1861 after the Confederate army attacked Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.…
September 17, 1862 not only marked the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, but also defined the Battle of Antietam to be the bloodiest day in American history. On this infamous day General Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate army, led his troops to Sharpsburg, Maryland, only to be met by General George B. McClellan and the Union army already defensively positioned. This battle initiated a turning point in the war to the Union’s advantage. With a result of more than 22,000 causalities, this gory event enlightened the nation not only on the atrocities of war, but also paved the way for peace by creating an opportunity for President Lincoln’s to announce the Emancipation Proclamation. Following the Union’s success at the Second Battle…
Question 2 LEQ The Civil War was a war that lasted from 1861-1865 this was one of the most brutal and violent wars in American History. The war was composed of the South and the North, both of these territories belonged to the Union at the time. The South was known for their cotton and the North had a lot of factories and industrialization. The South required a lot of slaves to produce all that cotton.…
The most famous battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg. This was considered the turning point of the Civil War. It began on 1 July 1863 in the late afternoon after the Union army entered Gettysburg the day before [June 30]. “The Confederates launched a fierce attack on the first day, pushing the Federals through the streets of Gettysburg and eventually to Cemetery Ridge due south of the town, where [General] Meade rallied his troops and established a strong defensive position that evening. Heavy fighting on the second day, in the area between Cemetery Ridge and the Confederate position on Seminary Ridge, also lasted until nightfall but accomplished little, as the Federals managed to hold their ground under intense pressure from repeated assaults” (ABC-CLIO Solutions, 2014, “Army of North…
The Declaration Of Independence The Declaration Of Independence was in New England. The document separates the U.S and Great Britain. This is one if the top events because of the freedom this gave all of us. It not only gave us freedom…
Two Parts of a Greater Whole The American Civil War did not have an inevitable outcome during it 's first few stages of development. Nevertheless, the Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg became a turning point for the Civil War. Both of these battles ended in favor for the Federal Government also known as the Union, North, or Yankees. There were many casualties from both the Union and the Confederates.…
The war of Gettysburg started on July 1, 1863 and ended on July 3, 1863. The battle of Gettysburg lasted a small three days, but the war was perhaps one of the most deadliest wars ever fought out on American soil. Before the war of Gettysburg started, Robert E. Lee had won a tremendous battle at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, in May 1863. After the battle Robert Lee had already came up with a plan to strike the North again. This time he would strike Virginia again, but this time at Gettysburg.…
The civil war was a devastating American war that pitted the north against the south, resulting in over 600,000 American casualties, making it the deadliest war in United States history. The war officially lasted from 1861-1865, but animosity between the Union north and Confederate south had been building up for decades leading to the war. The causes of the civil war are numerous and complex, but the four basic ideas behind it were their differing economies, slavery, states rights, and secession. The North and South’s economies were based on vastly different industries.…