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Robert E. Lee Throughout history, there have been people whose names and faces have become synonymous with the time periods in which they lived. For example, Julius Caesar is synonymous with the late Roman Republic and George Washington is synonymous with the American Revolution. Just like these two men, the name Robert E. Lee has become synonymous with the American Civil War. Not only did Lee rise to become the most important and recognizable person in the Southern Confederacy, but his

Throughout the 1850's a division in the country between North and South widened. However, in spite of the rising rhetoric, the state of Georgia was far from becoming a "war machine." In Marietta, the Georgia Military Institute went to the state for funds only three times between 1852 and 1863. Throughout the state, railroads were being built up for economic reasons, not reasons of war. Atlanta was concerned about fighting equipment for its newly formed fire department, not for some secret military

September 1864, when President Jefferson Davis personally visited the threatened front. On September 25 he reached Palmetto, Ga., some 25 miles southwest of enemy-occupied Atlanta. Palmetto was then headquarters for General John B. Hood, commanding the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Just two months earlier Davis had bumped Hood up the seniority ladder to take over the army after General Joseph E. Johnston had failed to stop Sherman’s march from Chattanooga to the outskirts of Atlanta. Hood quickly launched

Damian Drew U.S. History 5th period 10/28/15 Raphael Semmes Confederate rear admiral Raphael Semmes left an everlasting endowment as captain of the CSS Alabama. Raphael Semmes faced many challenges as a boy and a man. Through all of his challenges he remained calm and collective and pushed through. Although his life was threatened many times during his time serving in the military from either being shot at or being drowned to death after sinking a ship, he always fought no matter what the circumstances

agree that the Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the American Civil War. Some even go as far to as to call it the “high water mark” of the Confederate States. What is known is that it represented the last time a coherent Confederate Army threatened northern soil. In fact, from Gettysburg forward, the Confederation of Southern States would be fighting a defensive/fighting retreat. Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest battles of the war, but there were many bloody battles during the American

Soon I started to learn the history of the town we moved to, and all the intricate details surrounding the town of Prairie Grove. Come to find out, Part of the Civil War battle was fought on the Prairie Grove Battlefield on December 7, 1862. The Confederate Army under Major General Thomas C Hindman engaged the Union Divisions of Brigadier General Francis J. Herron and James G. Blunt near Prairie Grove Church. They were suppose to attack Blunt on Cane Hill but this plan was foiled by the untimely arrival

To What Extent Was Robert E. Lee an Effective General of the Confederate Army? Esta Bichler Period 4 Word Count: 2,191 Section 1: The focus of this investigation will be, “To what extent was Robert E. Lee an effective leader of the Confederate Army?” The investigation will analyze Lee’s strengths and weaknesses that contributed to his effectiveness and the overall loss of the Confederacy in the Civil War. The overall character of Lee throughout his lifetime is too broad, therefore

We are all aware of the tragedy that took place in our nation from 1861 to 1865. The Civil War resulted in needless, devastating deaths of thousands of soldiers. What we might not be aware of, however, is the number one killer throughout those years. More soldiers died from this single calamity than battle wounds or blood loss. The catastrophe that tragically affected more soldiers than any other element of the war was disease. Diseases did not only affect the soldiers in a tremendous way. As

Until the 12th of April, 1861, the United States had never seen a war as big as the Civil War. The country, that, during the Revolutionary War, was small and united; now, was deeply divided by a (somewhat) imaginary line. This separated the Union into two independent countries: the Confederate States of America, also called the South or Confederacy, was pro slavery; and the United States of America, also called the North or Union, was against slavery. This division was long awaited. As someone who

the United States Military Academy where he graduated in 1840 as a Second Lieutenant. Once the Civil War broke out he was sent to the Mississippi area where he quickly distinguished himself and rose through the ranks. He was eventually placed in command of the forces charged with taking the Mississippi River and gained the respect of Lincoln. This gained him command of the Army of Tennessee and Georgia with which he was to split the deep south from the upper south, keeping the Confederate armies busy