Short Summary Of The Battle Of War

The final day of battle finally came, and General Lee’s army was proved to be not invincible as many Union Generals had feared. The Confederates continued to pound the right and left flank of the Union forces, and finally gave up, and General Lee decided to attack the middle of the Union defense, because he thought it would be the weakest part in the Union’s line. General Lee sent 12,000 men charging 1.5 miles in the wide open pasture to the center of the Union line. The Confederate Army was mowed down by cannon and rifle fire, because of the wide open pasture they were charging through. This charge was known as Pickett's Charge which was lead by General

General McDonnell attempted to flank the Confederates by moving north and west, and began several attacks on the Confederates right flank and the center of the Confederate line at Henry House.

Having been erroneously informed by staff officers that a gap had formed in the Union line facing the Confederates, Rosecrans quickly ordered Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood to take his division and close the gap. But in pulling his force out of its position and moving it to close a gap that didn't exist, Wood opened up a real one.

After crossing the Illinois River under artillery fire, Herron positioned his artillery and exchanged fire with the Confederate cannon. The superior range and number of Union cannon soon silenced the Southern guns, allowing the Union infantry to prepare to attack the ridge. Before the infantry advanced, the Union artillery pounded the Southern position on the ridge for about two

Late in the day, Major. General Ambrose Burnside’s corps pushed across a bullet-strewn stone bridge over Antietam Creek and with some difficulty managed to imperil the Confederate right. At a crucial moment, A.P. Hill’s division arrived from Harpers Ferry, and counterattacked, driving back Burnside and saving the day for the Army of Northern Virginia.

Thomas . E . G . Ransom was able to move up 100 yards closer to the confederates but had to dodge the firing bullets and flanks.Pherson left flank was John .A .Logan he was assigned the third louisiana Redan and the great Redoubt.Grant went to take on our general Robert . E .Lee at gettysburg and the union won and that's the turning point the union gained confidence and started beating us. grant was putting it all together and and grabbing his best guys in war and to win the gettysburg and if we won we would win the war. Ulysses did not stop he went to

The Cow Cavalry consisted of 800 men and was from Fort Myers all the way to Georgia. They patrolled 300 miles of dusty trails and open ranges and they enabled cattle drivers to be renewed. By February of 1865 the Cow Cavalry was so successful that there was rumors that the union would soon abandon Fort Myers. Major William Footman decided he wanted to give the 300 northerners a push by planning a surprise attack on the fort. But earlier the Cow Cavalry had captured 5 of the men in the fort and had told Major Footman that there were women and children in there, after learning that Major Footman had decided to send a surrender demand. But of course the northerners had refused the demand. Because they refused the demand it started the “southernmost” battle of the Civil War. Unable to take the fort by force the rebels retreated into the bush but federals unilaterally abandoned the place a few weeks

The Union used the Confederacy's poor choice of their charging target to their advantage. It seems as if Lee had forgotten that the Union's line was on Little Round Top, allowing the Union to see where the Confederates were coming from. Thus enabling the Union to maneuver their artillery in the correct spot, which then allowed for the complete destruction of the Confederate army. This great accomplishment later lead to the Union's overall

It occured on July 21, 1861 near the city of Manassas, 25 miles from Washington, D.C. Despite Brigadier General Irvin McDowell’s doubts regarding the battle readiness of his troops, President Abraham Lincoln ordered him to mount the offensive. Lincoln hoped for a quick and decisive victory to end the war quickly, and he pushed aside McDowell’s requests for additional time to train, correctly assuming that the Confederates were equally ill-trained. Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard was camped at Bull Run and prepared for defensive operations due to advance notice of the attack through spies in

Both General Grant and Admiral Foote (Union Naval Commander) worked and planned together on the attacks of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Incidentally, this campaign marked the first time the Army and Navy conducted a joint operation. The Confederates lacked unity of command. General Buckner, from the onset, felt that Fort Donelson should not be defended and instead advocated attacking the Union outside the fort. Confederate General Pillow (second in command at Fort Donelson) rarely consulted his superior, General Floyd. This was evident on the morning of February 15, when the Confederates attacked the Union on the right flank. By mid-morning, the Union line was in full retreat and the pathway to Nashville was open should the Confederates need to retreat or receive reinforcements. In a decision that left everyone in shock, General Pillow ordered his men to break contact and retreat back to the fort. He did so without conferring with General

General Beauregard saw a battalion of troops advancing towards him. With both the Confederate and Union flags looking so similar, he wasn’t sure which side these men were on. It wasn’t until he was about to order retreat when a gust of wind unfurled the flag, showing the colors of the Confederate States of America. With this new influx of fresh troops, the Confederates were able to push back the Union. The Union army was not prepared for the new troops arriving, and a retreat was immenent. The Union army fled, but inexperience turned into chaos, with no one retreating with any organization. They were lucky. The Confederates were also mostly green to battle, and their inexperience and disorganization made them unable to pursue the Union

to strike a Confederate force along a small river known as Bull Run. After fighting on the defensive for most of the day, the rebels rallied and were able to break the Union right flank, sending them into a chaotic retreat towards Washington. The Confederate victory gave the South a false confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the war would not be won as easily as they had hoped.

The confederate army under the control of General Lee, was set up in various positions around the crest of the hill, to be able to drop a converging fires on the union batteries (Krick, 2014). The cross fire of the confederate batteries had failed of plan a course of attack. The confederate continued to fire at the union army. The orders issued by the confederate were misunderstood and bungled. The union under control of General Porter had set the main tempo of defense of the battle (Krick, 2014). The union only had room for approximately 30 to 35 cannons on the slender crest of the hill. With the union set up on the slender crest this left the confederates no cover when approaching the exposed hill. Every time the confederate’s infantry approached they were stopped and stalled off in front of the union’s wall of cannon defense (Krick, 2014). When the confederates would retreat after confronting the unions wall of cannon defense they would face a lot of friendly fire from the confederates cannon batteries (Krick, 2014). The confederates would periodically expel all its ammo of a six gun batteries; once depleted a ready team would fill in for replacement. The confederates finally found a new line to approach the hill on the western slope of the hill to be able to protect their route (Krick, 2014). With this new route the confederates would only be able to get

The 137th New York Unit persistently defended the Culp’s Hill, deeply entrenched, with 750 Soldiers from other three corps of the Union. General Lee’s Confederates went after the hill and advanced about few hundred yards from Baltimore Park, a single supply line for the Army of the Potomac. (Reardon & Vossler, 2013) At ten o’clock in the evening, Colonel Rufus noticed the risk of Confederates occupying the hill and possibly distressing the supply line of Baltimore Pike, so he decided to move in and defend it with his survived men. If General Lee’s forces reached the supply lines of the Union, and disrupted the ammunition supply, General Meade’s Army would have no choice but to retreat, and this could have been favorable to the Confederates. (Scott & Scott, 2011)

It starts out with the Southern states preparing for the Battle of Gettysburg, by sending spies to retrieve information on the Union’s position. The Union is moving at a very fast pace with over 20,000 men. Also, the Union is already close to the South’s base. General Lee did not believe the spy at first, but when he saw them map, he prepared his men to move to Gettysburg. While on the move, using the hills for cover, Lee’s regiment has been given 120 mutineers, and, was given orders to have them fight for the South. Meanwhile, the General of the Union, General Buford commander of the cavalry, enters Gettysburg with 2,500 men on horses. He and his men, ride through town looking for any Southern soldiers. He knows an attack is inevitable,