How Did George Thomas Influence The Civil War

The southern states although far less populated and without initial means to manufacture war supplies did have the strengths to be very competitive. Strong, experienced Confederate leadership in their practiced military, and the overall will power to protect their way of life would prove to be their greatest assets. Jefferson Davis became the president of the Confederacy and was a model leader. He developed a distinguished political career with many years served in the senate, he was a West Point graduate, the former Secretary of War, and a veteran of the Mexican American War. He was the ideal candidate for a president in war times. He had the advantage of having General Robert E. Lee commanding his army after Joseph Johnston was injured in The Battle of Bull run. Robert E. Lee due to strong respect, character and performance in the Mexican American war was Lincoln’s first choice as the Union general but Lee’s patriotism to his home state

Lee and Grant would both serve under General Winfield Scott, a man whom they both admired, during his campaign to Mexico City. General Scott saw greatness in Lee and stated his “…success in Mexico was largely due to the skill, valor, and undaunted energy of Robert E. Lee.”15 Scott was also heard commenting a few years later that; “Lee is the greatest military genius in America.”16 Grant, only a first lieutenant, did not get an opportunity to show much leadership. Grant did however serve with valor. At the Battle of Monterey, Grant would gain some respect among his peers by successfully carrying much needed ammunition to his regiment while under fire.17 During the Civil War, Lee and Grant would implement skills learned while under the command of General Winfield Scott.

Lee was thought to be one of the most, if not the most well respected and known generals in the Civil War. He was born on January 19, 1807, in Virginia to Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, who was a well-renown Revolutionary War veteran. Lee graduated West Point second in his class with no bad mark on his record. After West Point, he joined the Engineer Corp, and worked his way up the ranks to Captain. During this time, he married Mary Anna Randolph Custis, who was related to George Washington’s wife. Marrying her not only got the financial side of his life covered, but also gave him a popularity advantage due to him being (faintly) related to the great Revolutionary War and First President of the United States. During the Mexican War, Lee used his trade as an engineer and helped Major General Winfield Scott with planning and beating the Mexican forces. After the Mexican war, Lee went to become the superintendent of the military academy at West Point, and made major changes such as adding an additional year to the previous four. In 1855, Congress approved the creation of four new regiments. Due to Lee’s want for a faster-promoting job, left his engineering life for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and for the next six years, he was put in Texas with his regiment. A couple of days after Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860, the South began to secede, and offered Lee the Brigadier General rank in their army. Lee would have declined it, and stuck with the Union if it

The battle of Chattanooga was a really bloody battle. At first there were a total of 100,369 troops and 12,485 that died it was not the bloodiest battle but it was bloody. Both sides didn’t have a difference of troops dying. Even though, Grant was successful he lost about 6,000 troops out of 56,000. It was mostly troops not generals. On the other hand Brgg had lost about 6,700 troops out of 30,000 troops. And another reason grant one was because he outnumbered Bragg by a lot. Here lets do the

delayed a major attack during this battle in order to give General Sherman to win this battle.

The dearly departed Thomas Jefferson has been portrayed as a colossal influence throughout the American revolutionary era, but to say just that is a colossal understatement. In his youth, the American hero gradually rose to politics, gaining reputation with quite the jack-of-all-trades knack including linguistics, architecture, and philosophy (“Thomas Jefferson” 1). While tensions between the colonists and British soldiers of the American colonies were slowly building up to the American Revolution of 1776, Jefferson became a lawyer in Virginia in 1767; mastering his craft of law until being admitted to the House of Burgesses in 1769 and later to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia of 1775 (“Thomas Jefferson” 1).

Williams shows an interesting side of Lincoln’s patience that wears thin when there are no early victories and from the lack of aggressiveness on the Union side. Williams shows a gradual transformation on Lincoln’s selection process. Initially each general was selected on characteristics such as battle experience and political backing. As the enemy holds out and there is inaction, Lincoln starts to doubt the ability of his generals and starts to seek generals who can win without excuses.

Due to many misconceptions as to who was on who’s side, many soldiers died generals included. In fact, one brigadier general named Maxcy Gregg mistook Union soldiers as retreated Confederates; costing him his life. Gregg was not the only general to die in this battle but he was the only one to die for this reason. Union Generals C. Feger Jackson and George Bayard and Confederate General Thomas R.R. Cobb were also some generals killed.

The result was little short of an absolute rout of the Federal army, with most of the troops, including Rosecrans himself, along with most of his generals, running as fast as they could in disorganized retreat back to the hoped-for safety of Chattanooga. Only a heroic stand by General George H. Thomas, who would thereafter be known as "The Rock of Chickamauga," prevented the total disintegration of the Northern

Braxton Braggs was given the rank of major general and helped raise Louisiana’s army. Braggs was well known through out the army as having some of the best-drilled troops in the confederate states and for being a strong-handed disciplinarian. He was a competent general, but he like many of the other generals who had trained at West Point and fought in the Mexican-American war did not change their war tactics to match the changed technology. Braxton Braggs still used a frontal assault, which would manifest and large amounts of his soldiers dying. After Braggs had lost the first two battles he fought in he became more hesitant in his approaches, however he did not always do that at a good time to do so. Braxton Braggs won about as many battles as he lost, but his mistakes and inability to adapt and be the type of general the south needed caused him to be relieved from his post by Joseph E. Johnston. After the war ended Braxton Bragg returned home, he worked as a civil engineer until his death in

The Battle of Chickamauga took place in Northwestern Georgia on September 19th 1863 through the 20th. The Union army was led by General William Rosecrans. The Confederate army was led General Braxton Bragg’s. During the battle the Union came up on the confederate cavalry at the northern end of the war zone. When the day progressed reinforcements came for both sides. That same night the confederate army divides their army into two wings one lead by General James Longstreet and the other by General Leonidas Polk. At this time the Union was commanded by General George Thomas. On September 20th General Polk’s wing attacked Thomas troops. General Rosecrans acted by sending reinforcements. When he sent backup it created a gap in the Union’s line

Born to Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee in Stratford Hall, Virginia, Robert Edward Lee seemed destined for military greatness. He served as a military officer in the U.S. Army, a West Point commandant, and the legendary general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Lee's ambition is all peaceful ways of resolving the differences between North and South. He was also stand in the middle of two sides, pro-slavery and anti-slavery. His heart toward hometown finally led him resigned the Army of Union and took up command of the Virginia state forces on April 23, 1863. Lee and his Union army achieved great success during the early War at Second Bull Run and Fredericksburg, especially his greatest victory in Chancellorsville. Lee's first field assignment was commanding Confederate forces in western Virginia, where he was defeated at the Battle of Cheat Mountain and was widely blamed for Confederate setbacks.

General Greene a master military strategist, was known as the fighting Quaker, not only for his inexplicable combination of military skill, but also for his peacenik faith; He had indeed helped our people to continue with the American Revolution, especially in the battles of Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, and Valley Forge. People in the colonies were with many expectations to win the battles, despite of several defeat. The future looked uncertain, only the faith and the desire to continue fighting for independence is what it could sustain the spirit of the colonies alive. Equally important, the management of the General Henry Knox, colonel in command of the Continental Regiment of Artillery was part of the strong military movement along with his strong leadership fought for victory until the last moment. His strategies of militia and army discipline led General Knox be a lieutenant of George

The Seven Days Campaign of 1862 was a sequence of battles that took place along the Virginia Peninsula east of Richmond, between the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Virginia Army from 26 June through 2 July. The campaign consisted of the following six battles: Mechanicsville, Gaines ' Mill, and Savage Station, engagement at Oak Swamp Bridge, and battles of Frazier 's Farm and Malvern Hill over a seven-day period. Major General George B. McClellan led the Union Army of nearly 104,000 soldiers, while the newly appointed commander, General Robert Edward Lee led the Confederate Army of nearly 92,000 soldiers during this campaign. General Lee’s major objective was to protect and defend the City of Richmond against the Union Army. General Lee’s usage of the mission command principles and battlefield management during the Seven Days Campaign secured a quick and significant victory for the Army of Northern Virginia, and drove the Major General McClellan Union troops to retreat down the Virginia Peninsula. His ability to build a cohesive team through mutual trust, provide a clear commander’s intent, create shared understanding, and accept prudent risk led to the successful defense of Richmond. General Lee’s triumph in those seven days remains among the most important battles in the Army of Northern Virginia’s history as it served as a turning point in the Civil War.

William Tecumseh Sherman was a soldier in the American Civil war who was praised for his strategy and criticized for his use of total war strategy. Total war is where there is no restrictions on weapons, objects or strategy used are all able to do. William Sherman followed this path with U.S Grant, the head of the Union army who did things like this. William Sherman helped general Grant with the battles of Fort Henry and Donelson, Shiloh then he got hold of the Western Theater of war. He then proceeded to attack Vicksburg which was on the MIssissippi River and also aided on the Chattanooga campaign, which let him take Atlanta and eventually led the Lincoln's re-election. Sherman’s parade of destruction then went into Georgia and the Carolinas,