Confederate states

battle of Atlanta when I first came to it, I was fascinated by how the city recovered after what happened, It started in Jul 22 1864; it was one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war. General Sherman led his troops in many battles against the confederate forces. Atlanta didn’t fall until In Sep 1864, Sherman gave order for the city of Atlanta to be evacuated and burned. During my researching about the civil war, I found a photograph of young soldier called private Edwin Francis Jemison; he’s one

exertion than initially suspected. The Civil War began as a result of president Abraham Lincoln’s election, which then led to eleven Southern states seceding from the Union. Many Southern states were unsettled by Republican Lincoln’s plans for the future, fearing that they would lose the major institution that they depended so heavily on: slavery. The Confederates, feeling quite disgruntled with their unfavorable situation, fired first at Fort Sumter, North Carolina on April 12, 1861. The North was certain

place and it was another one of the bloodiest battles in history. The Union and Confederate army again met up near Bull Run River. General Lee’s army met General Pope’s forces after General Jackson ordered an attack on General Pope’s troops (McPherson, 71). General Pope requested backup from General McClellan, but the help never came. This battle resulted in almost 14,000 Union casualties and about 8,000 Confederate casualties (McPherson 71). Along with the extravagant loos of men, the Union army

one of the bloodiest war in Joined States history that made major political, money related, and social change for the North and South. Both the North and South expected that the Normal War would end quickly; in the meantime, as the exchange of the military engagements of the underlying two years appears, both were stirred up. Northerners and Southerners kept up the war for a mix of reasons, for example, finishing subjugation, guarding the Union, ensuring states' rights, or securing the Agreement

From early infancy, we look to others as a primary source of information about the world. This dependence is so powerful that we often re-evaluate our judgements of self-efficacy, perceptions, as well as comprehension judgements when they contradict others’ judgements, in fear of rejection. The knowledge, evaluation and control of one’s thought processes are often referred to as “metacognition”. Metacognition primarily pertains to the processes whereby one estimates and reflect upon one’s awareness

Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch was born to Frances F McCulloch, the daughter of an esteemed Virginian Planter mother, and Alexander McCulloch, a Major of the staff of Brig. Gen. John Coffee. His father was also an attendant and graduate of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He was born on November 11, 1811. He was the fourth child of a once prestigious family that had lost a large amount of money because of the Revolutionary War. While this was one factor, the father, Alexander McCulloch

Jefferson Davis also influenced the loss of the South in the civil war by ineptly handling the military, with one of his mistakes being giving important positions to his friends. For example, Albert Sidney Johnston was the second highest-ranking Confederate general, but before that he had been an adjutant general, never having led an army before. Lucky for Johnston, however, he was good friends with Jefferson Davis, having attended West Point with him, so Davis promoted him to full general, a position

In war, the commander in chief makes or breaks the efficiency and effectiveness of the army. The Civil War involved 3 main commanders in chief of the Union and Confederate Army. Through letters written by these three leaders, Ulysses S. Grant, George McClellan and Robert E. Lee, it is evident that their opinions and strategies differed greatly. While Grant considered himself part of the army, Lee separated himself as a ruling commander. Grant’s humble nature and vast knowledge on war technique also

General Robert E. Lee was the leading general for the confederate army during the civil war and a revered heroic figure in the South now and then. Born in Stratford, Virginia Lee was head of his home states military until promoted to general-in-chief towards the end of the civil war. The opinion about General Lee is divided some have a deep respect for his military brilliance while others question some of his tactics. General Lee was a very smart man not just in military terms but just in general

victories at Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson, which were led by the famous General Ulysses S. Grant (Tennessee army's leader), Kentucky and much of Tennessee were under Union control. 45,000 scattered rebels across southern states gathered in Corinth, Mississippi under the orders of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston. Hoping to capture Corinth, General Grant and General Don Carlos Buell (Ohio army's leader) planned to rendezvous their 62,000 soldiers at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. General Johnston