Ambrose Burnside Research Paper

Robert E. Lee harassed by federal troops and continually cut off from turning south, Lee headed west, eventually arriving in Appomattox County on April 8. Heading for the South Side Railroad Appomattox Station. Where food supplies awaited, the confederates were cut off once again and nearly surrounded by union troops near the small village of the Appomattox Courthouse. Despite a desperate final attempt to escape, Lee’s army was trapped. General Lee surrendered his remaining troops to General Grant at the McLean house on the afternoon of April 9.

After the civil war broke he become president. McClellan said, “I can do it all.” In 1860 George McClellan becomes the president of the Eastern division of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. McClellan accepts the command of Ohio’s state militia then he takes command of the Department of Ohio. He was a major general in the United States Army, second in rank only to his former Mexican War commander. McClellan have had been summoned to Washington, D.C. and by the U.S. the president McClellan sent command of Union troops there. He formed the Army of the Potomac out of the Union troops gathered in Washington and he also became its first and best lover commander. Winfield Scott resigns as general in chief of Union armies in the U.S. president Abraham Lincoln replaces him with

In 1859, Lee returned to the Army and was told to end a slave insurrection led by John Brown at Harper’s Ferry. Lee’s plan to attack only took an hour to end. His name was then put on a brief list to lead the Union Army if the United States were to go to war. But when Abraham Lincoln offered her a position to command the Union forces, he turned it down. He then resigned from the military and returned home to his family. In 1861, Lee heard that Virginia wanted to leave the Union and he agreed to lead the Confederate forces.

The amplified rank of the city caused both sides to focus their efforts on that city to either capture it or its defense. Richmond was the home of three different governments during the war, city, state, and the Confederate. When the war

On the 19th, Lee and his forces retreated from the battle and returned to Virginia, slipping past the Potomac. After Lee withdrew his army back to Virginia, McClellan refused to pursue Lee further which led him to be removed from command by Abraham Lincoln. This Confederate retreat gave President Abraham Lincoln the “victory” he desired before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. The bloodiest single day battle with a combined total of 22,717 casualties, finally concluded in a draw.

Lewis Addison Armistead was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He participated in the Mexican American War, the Mojave War, and the Civil War. Armistead’s heritage included great participation in the military of the United States and ties to Virginia during the colonial period.

Well what led up to the battle? Well basically after defeating a bunch of people he decided he needed to go west, but the only two bridges that could be used were heavily defended,and they needed to make it across the river before it flooded so they were in more of a rush. So Wilson(The leader) decided to split his forces

The Battle of Fredericksburg was a stain on the image and pride of the Union. Not only were around 13,000 men dead but Burnside had also made a hasty retreat in the dark of the night. Luckily for the Union though, the Battle of Fredericksburg had little impact on the war. Since the rebel states were so poor they

General Thomas had gotten the word that the Rebels were there, so he drove his army down to the Cumberland River to get the Rebels out of there with such little notice. The Confederates had fired first and there General Zollicoffer had died right after, because one of

When the Civil War erupted, Blair organized seven Missouri Unionist regimens saving the federal armory from the Confederate army; thus, becoming a Brigadier General winning the respect of his superiors, Grant and Sherman.

First president of the U.S and also the commander in chief during the American Revolution for the Continental Army.

Lincoln felt that the destruction of Lee’s army should be the primary goal, not the capture of a Southern city, however, he approved Burnside’s plan. This was mainly due to the fact that Burnside was actually moving the army in pursuit of Lee. Burnside’s first act as commander was to divide his army into three grand divisions, the right commanded by Major General Sumner, the center commanded by Major General Hooker, and the left commanded by Major General Franklin. Once this was completed he set forth for Virginia with a compliment of 100,000 men.

     General Patterson whose responsibility it was to keep General Johnson's troops occupied in the Shenandoah Valley failed in this objective, and General Johnson began transporting his troops to the South, by train- (the first use of rail in war).

Hooker (at the time) served under General George B. McClellan, he did not get the promotion or the opportunity to command the soldiers of the Union also known as the Army of the Potomac. The position was instead given to Major General Ambrose Burnside by President Abraham Lincoln. Major General Ambrose Burnside initially rejected the offer because of his loyalty to his friend Major General George B. McClellan and because he did not feel confident in commanding such a large force.3 Despite his spoken concern of inability to lead, he assumed command of the Army of the Potomac because he dislike Col. Hooker, who was next to take command. Only month later, Major General Ambrose Burnside was removed from his command of the Army of the Potomac due to his poor decision making during the battle of Fredericksburg. After these events, Col. Hooker was then promoted to General Joseph Hooker and placed in command of the Army of the Potomac.

Instead of doing anything combat related he served in the Corps of Engineers, looking over the construction of the United States’ coastal defenses. However, his service in the Mexican-American war in 1846 changed that. Being a member of General Winfield, he made himself stand out, earning three brevets for gallantry and gaining the rank of colonel from the war. After that,